Open AccessSpatiotemporal Identification of Potential Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Sites: A Case Study of Shizuoka City, Japan
Author(s) -
Gerasimos Voulgaris,
Jelena Aleksejeva
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
plos currents
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.282
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 2157-3999
DOI - 10.1371/currents.dis.e66442ce2b19de55532457d967d9645d
Subject(s) - metre , population , environmental science , vulnerability (computing) , computer science , transport engineering , engineering , computer security , physics , demography , astronomy , sociology
The city of Shizuoka directly faces the Nankai Trough (known for its tsunamigenic history), and is facing a potential tsunami threat. In this setting vertical evacuation can be of great significance in reducing loss of life.