第199回白眉セミナー ： 『 The potential of nature-based infrastructure for the reduction of coastal disaster risks 』
- 張 哲維（第11期 防災研究所 特定助教)
- 2021/06/22 4:30pm
- Zoom（京都大学および白眉センター関係者限定）
- 英語
要旨
Coastal disasters cost thousands of lives and properties over the past decades. Climate change and sea-level rise pose greater challenges to worldwide coastal communities, urging more efficient strategies to mitigate natural hazards. Traditional engineering infrastructure has been heavily used due to the ease of installation while its maintenance cost and detrimental influences on coastal habitats may risk environmental sustainability. Green infrastructure, on the other hand, utilizes the ecosystems (e.g., mangroves, coral reefs, sand dunes) and provides a nature-based solution to counteract coastal hazards and rising sea level. Despite the substantial evidence that nature-based infrastructure can serve as barriers against coastal flooding caused by tsunamis and tropical cyclones, there is still a gap between scientific findings and practical applications due to a lack of quantification of the complex processes in coastal zones. In this talk, I will introduce the challenges that coastal communities are facing, the limitation of the current scientific progress, and what we are doing in fundamental research that may facilitate future coastal planning and disaster reduction.