Functional Assessment on Coastal Forests in Japan as Tsunami Barrier Facilities

• ASANO Toshiyuki

  Kagoshima University

• MATSUMOTO Chikako

  Kagoshima University

• NAGANO Ayaka

  Dell Miyazaki

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 津波防災施設としてのわが国海岸林の機能評価に関する研究

Abstract

Recently, coastal forests have received much attention for their concurrent benefits for environment and tsunami disaster protection. This study has surveyed coastal forests in Japan from viewpoints of tsunami barrier functions. Using detailed land maps and satellite images, their topographic and vegetation properties, such as altitude, distance from the shoreline, growth areas, etc.are investigated. Considering the tsunami vulnerability and hinterland land-use in each area, the tsunami reduction ability of individual coastal forest has been assessed. In addition, field surveys are conducted to investigate tree-configuration properties and their relationships with stand density from aspects of hydrodynamic resistance against incoming tsunamis.

Journal

• Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B2 (Coastal Engineering)

  Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B2 (Coastal Engineering) 65 (1), 1311-1315, 2009

  Japan Society of Civil Engineers

Keywords

• tsunami
• coastal forests
• disaster mitigation plan

Details

• CRID: 1390282680293549056
• NII Article ID: 130004956260
• DOI: 10.2208/kaigan.65.1311
• ISSN: 18838944
• ISSN: 18842399
• Text Lang: en
• Data Source:
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  • CiNii Articles
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed