build hazard
resistant
structures/strict
building
regulations
concrete counter weights on top
steel cross-bracing to hold building
rubber shock absorbers in foundation
fire prevention - 'smart meters' cut
off gas (Tokyo) - network systems
inform employees to turn off main
pipelines - reducing number of fires
modify loss by
insurance & aid
MEDC - people forced to take
out insurance to cover losses
LEDC - international emergency aid offered for only short
term - long term aid to support long term resettlement of
population, restoration of area's economic base &
infrastructure is hard to find
tsunami
construction of sea
walls/breakwaters
land use planning
supported by
insurance
increase public awareness (safety routes)
invest in tech: DART -
Deep Ocean
Assessment & Reading
of Tsunami (2001) -
monitoring systems
mainly located in
Pacific ocean
However it's unreliable
financial cost of
maintaining systems are
high - unsustainable long
term solution for tsunami
warnings