147: Living with disaster: Building the cities of the future

<div>After a large earthquake struck Turkey and Syria last week, those of us living in Japan can’t help but worry about something similar happening here. This week, we speak to <strong>Prof. Hitoshi Abe</strong>, an architect who has some ideas on how to start designing our cities to better deal with such inevitable disasters.<br> <br> <strong>Hosted by:</strong> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/shaun-mckenna/">Shaun McKenna</a> and <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/int-jason_jenkins/">Jason Jenkins</a>, and produced by <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/david-cortez/">Dave Cortez</a>.<br> <br> <strong>On this episode:</strong><br> Hitoshi Abe: <a href="https://www.aud.ucla.edu/faculty/hitoshi-abe">Website</a> <br> <br> <strong>Read more/Watch more:</strong> </div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/01/09/national/science-health/tohoku-disaster-regenerative-urbanism/">How researchers in disaster-prone Japan and the Pacific are rethinking city design</a> (Will Fee, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2022/10/24/environment/japan-seawalls-coastal-erosion/">Battle to stop Kagoshima seawall highlights divide over coastal engineering</a> (Mara Budgen, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2021/03/08/issues/ten-years-3-11-disaster-preparation/">Ten years on from 3/11, do you think you're ready for the 'Big One'?</a> (Eric Margolis, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/sCFNGNLRIxo?feature=share">New Vision for Regenerative Urbanism (Small Table)</a> (UCLA Architecture and Urban Design)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/01/30/national/science-health/japan-researchers-disaster-lessons/">From lessons of 3/11, Japan scientists share knowledge of disaster resilience across Pacific</a> (Will Fee, The Japan Times)</li> </ul> <div> <br> <strong>Get in touch:</strong> Send us feedback at <a href="mailto:deepdive@japantimes.co.jp">deepdive@japantimes.co.