Design Before Disaster: Japan's Culture of Preparedness

by Miho Mazereeuw

Models of disaster preparedness

Across the globe, few sites have faced as many environmental disasters as the islands of the Japanese archipelago. They have endured typhoons, cyclones, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis. Residents of Japan have responded to their precarious circumstances by developing a unique culture of disaster preparedness, known as bōsai, one that has become embedded in everyday life...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813950910
• ISBN13: 9780813950914
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 448 Pages