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Since the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina in 2005, citizen evacuation behaviour has been focused on community planning to enhance preparedness to natural hazards. This seminar presents an agent-based evacuation simulation in a case study city of Japan, where typhoon and associated storm-surge is a major concern. The seminar also presents how the visualised simulation was shared with the residents and government officials to discuss future strategy.  
 

All are welcome!

Location: Building 1 Level A Room 1A21, University of Canberra (NB Room 1a21 is accessed from the foyer joining Building 1 and Mizzuna café); 

or Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/91707416984

The Culture and Creativity Seminar Series is hosted by the Centre for Cultural and Creative Research (CCCR), Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra. To discover upcoming seminars, please follow us on Facebook @uccccr, or Instagram and Twitter @uc_cccr. Alternatively, join our mailing list by emailing cccr@canberra.edu.au.

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Bio

Hitomi Nakanishi is Associate Professor at the University of Canberra.  Dr Nakanishi’s research involves using multidisciplinary approaches to examine human behaviours including travel choices and mobility in perspectives of land use, urban form and infrastructure planning and disaster management. Her recent research contribution is in the post-disaster area in Japan following the earthquake and tsunami disaster in 2011, where she was invited to bring innovation to the transport planning of devastated areas. Her recent book ‘Disaster Resilience and Sustainability: Japan’s Urban Development and Social Capital’ examines urban planning and infrastructure development in Japanese cities after the second world war as a way to mitigate the risks of disasters while pursuing sustainable development?