Strengths of Exaggerated Tsunami-Originated Placenames: Disaster Subculture in Sanriku Coast, Japan

Strengths of Exaggerated Tsunami-Originated Placenames: Disaster Subculture in Sanriku Coast, Japan

Disaster-originated placename is a kind of disaster subculture that is used for a practical purpose of identifying a location while reminding the past disaster experience. They are expected to transmit the risks and knowledge of high-risk low-frequency natural hazards, surviving over time and genera...

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Main Authors: Yuzuru Isoda, Akio Muranaka, Go Tanibata, Kazumasa Hanaoka, Junzo Ohmura, Akihiro Tsukamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Subjects:
disaster subculture
tsunami
placenames
indigenous knowledge
risk perception
tsunami run-up
digital elevation model
GIS
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/8/10/429

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