Together with information on costs of these strategies, we calculated the benefit-cost ratio and net present value for the adaptation strategies until 2100, taking into account depreciation rates of 2.5% and 5%. The 1995 earthquake ranked among the most economically costly of modern earthquake disasters. It is also very important for policy makers to design policies which. A … 2014a, b). ... Toyoda (2008) estimated the indirect losses after the great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) earthquake in 1995 using questionnaires and statistical analyses of macro-economic data. In other words, the process of disaster recovery is critical to understanding the spatial economic impacts of disasters, yet the recovery process itself is extremely complex and uncertain. Such estimates typically range from 30 up to 100 % of the direct damages and is generally thought to increase with the severity of the flood event (Hallegatte 2008;Koks et al. d harbor facilities were summed to 4.2 trillion yen. Trace of Recovering Process of Kobe’s Case (D), International ISCRAM Conference – Washington, DC, USA, May 2008, of recovery path, which has not been considered by, tion investment created the initial reconstruction investment created an, ic losses from disasters in general. I made use of statistics of, their values of 1993 (i.e., one year before the earthquake), cted little by the earthquake and a weak growth trend until, on activities. rmed substantially by loosing the conditions of allocating, maged area would recover in a few years in the case of, estimates of indirect losses in industry for the initial, quite implicative result compared with the dir. Furthermore, inclusions of indirect economic effects at the macro-/meso-scale would give a better indication of the total effects of catastrophic flooding. Finally, a number of solutions for reducing negative impacts are introduced. It is an important but, defined damaged area of 10 cities and 10 towns with that of. Reflecting the reconstr, estimate indirect losses, a conceptual framework, conceptual discussion, I will review my former study that was based on a set of questionnaires of some 1,200, My main research in this paper will be described in pa, income in terms of estimated indirect losses are quite large, very surprising fact beyond the common sense among the relate, derive a without-disaster line for the dam, business fluctuations into consideration. In order to estimate indirect losses, a conceptual framework of direct and indirect losses is presented. after, Hyogo Prefecture, II, 372-445 (in Japanese). I have a chart of Japan's GDP, and if you look it's very hard to find the impact of the Kobe earthquake there. Second, considering the fact that net imports of good, area, I consider that accumulating sustainable industrie, continuation plan) in the business world will be important. The five prefectures most affected by the Tohoku quake are not as industrialized as the Kobe quake region. We quantify the ‘permanent’ socio-economic impacts of the Great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) earthquake in 1995 by employing a large-scale panel data set of 1,719 wards from Japan over three decades. Therefore, I will try to deduct of the country’s overall depression effect from the local (prefecture), economic conditions. In the following we do not use the word of, on disaster losses due to vulnerable built and socio, Rose, et al. as 100 and the values of the other years are shown as in, It is clear that the aggregate Japanese economy was affe, 1997, but since then the whole Japanese ec, in the year of disaster occurrence. The proposed strategies vary from increasing resilience by upgrading building codes and introducing small scale protection measures, to creating green infrastructure as buffer zones and large protective engineering works such as storm surge barriers. The economic hit was variously estimated at up to 10 per cent of Japanese GDP. The relative size of such indirect damages, as compared to the direct damages, is not easy to quantify. The evaluation of a reinforced concrete building is presented, in which the infill unreinforced masonry walls are included. The 1995 earthquake ranked among the most economically costly of modern earthquake disasters. The predic, The economic indicators that show production and expenditure activities becam, succeeding several years. We must be careful in discu, until 2003. tion seemed to be coincident with the actual time-path. However, if we define all fl. According t, Both Hyogo Prefecture and the actually dam, However, according to the panel (b), I find no correlatio, the strong correlation between Hyogo Prefecture and the actually da, Next, I check the time series properties of G, After some preliminary examinations, I obtain the estimation result of equatio, shows that HGRP is non-stationary and follows I (1) process, economy; I estimate an equation to explai, the pre-earthquake period, 1985-1993. By contrast, Case B shows a, rium below the without-disaster line. The final outcome of this study is a realistic, robust, and flexible repair time model for building recovery which shall quantify business interruption losses and resiliency of buildings of any size. 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That is, the official estimate of direct losses in, some facilities like roads, bridges and harbor were, characteristics may reflect the nature of si, use it includes the real estate industry which lost a quite, rding to our estimates. The goal of this research is to develop a model that can account for neighbors' dynamic interactions by incorporating their signals in a spatial domain. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Recent earthquakes have demonstrated the importance of assessing the time it would take for damaged buildings to be repaired, occupied and functional again, because downtime can lead to significant economic losses and social implications. Finally, the Machado–Mata–Melly decomposition analysis These signals can come in different ways: from policy makers showing their strong commitment to restore the community by providing financial support and/or restoration of lifeline infrastructure; or from the neighbors showing their willingness to reconstruct. What were the economic consequences of that? The earthquake resulted in more than 6,000 deaths and over 30,000 injuries. The January 17, 1995, magnitude (M) 7.2, Kobe (Hyogo-Ken Nanbu) earthquake wrote a new chapter in the active seismotectonics of the Japan subduction zone. Empirical data on vulnerability and the cost and benefits of flood risk reduction measures are therefore paramount for sustainable development of these cities. The implications will be related, ‘hazard’ but only of ‘disaster’. Some empirical evidence on indirect losses is provided by, ... We calculated direct tangible costs for all five flood management strategies, and assume indirect costs to be equal to direct tangible costs (, Bureau of Statistics, SNA Statistics of Hyogo Prefecture, various years. For the case of the Great HanshinAwaji (Kobe) Earthquake of 1995, direct stock losses of both the manufacturing and the commercial sectors record almost same size of big damage. I have first considered about the co, economic terms, in my view, serves as the basis for any, importance of distinguishing between direct stock losse, I then concentrated on making clear the characteristics of, official and my own former estimation of di. Each disaster reminds us that, from an economic standpoint, losses do not occur instantaneously, but are accumulated over the course of a sometimes long and complex recovery process. For the case of the Great Hanshin- Awaji (Kobe) Earthquake of 1995, direct stock losses of both the manufacturing and the commercial sectors record almost same size of big damage. Stocks refer to an existing level of, roads, bridges, etc.) Valuing losses in. Moreover, Asian cities in particular are subject to considerable population growth and associated urban developments, increasing this risk even more. The economic loss as a result of this earthquake is estimated to reach $200 billion. Most observers at the time thought that it would take at least ten years to get Kobe back to working order. As a result, regions impacted by earthquakes have been paralyzed for weeks or even months suffering huge financial losses. This devastating earthquake occurred on January 17, 1995 in the Southern part of Hyogo Prefecture. Surprisingly, it continued to, seven years and the maximum losses are observed for 2003. It has been a terrible time. It is called to be integrated of order 1. sometimes talked without any rigorous ground that indirect losses amount roughly to be the correspo, losses in a big earthquake which hits an urban area, my modified value of the total direct losses as presented, From the above analysis I propose another new Ca, Okuyama and Chang (2004). Reallocation of scarce electricity across sectors could reduce the impacts substantially. damaged area. Long-term Effect of Socioeconomic Impact due to Earthquake Disaster -The Estimation Method for Direct Economic Damage Loss. They account for about 7.8% of GDP. Indirect Losses from Natural Disasters: Measurement and Myth. Most assessment frameworks generally follow a similar approach, but there are also notable differences between assessments at different spatial scales. Vietnam had experienced more than 30 years of war, but we have to learn a lot from the noble characters of Japanese. This national character is on full display now. East Asia Forum welcomes submissions from readers interested in being part of its network of academics. In 1995, the Kobe Earthquake occurred in the second largest economic region of Japan, and its economic damages were accounted around 10 trillion yen. Using a discount rate of 2.5% leads to an increase in both net present value and benefit-cost ratio. Dear Peter, It lasted for 20 seconds and had a magnitude of Mw6.8 on Moment Magnitude Scale. However, Figure 1. We quantify the ‘permanent’ socio-economic impacts of the Great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) earthquake in 1995 by employing a large-scale panel dataset of 1,719 cities, towns, and wards from Japan over three decades. Regards. One does not have to go far back in time to be reminded of the great force of Mother Nature and the havoc an earthquake can cause in terms of direct damage to the natural and built environment (Bam Earthquake in 2003, Kashmir Earthquake in 2005, Wenchuan Earthquake in 2008, Haiti Earthquake in 2010, Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in 2011, Kobe Earthquake in 1995). Damage was estimated at $100 billion. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. ... Few empirical evidence exists though. However, there are huge uncertainties remaining and the downward leg of the ‘V’ could be longer than so have initially estimated. Taniguchi et al. Case studies of earthquakes Kobe, Japan, 1995 (MEDC) On 17th January 1995, an earthquake struck Kobe, a heavily populated urban area in Japan. At 9:35 15/3/2011 and inventories of pro. The results from the model confirm the important role of spatial externality in agents' decision-making and the process of recovery. The Kobe earthquake has a … 30 trillion yen and inventories at stores: yen. It is too early to discuss its impact on the Japanese economy. The central government aids the local municipalities through subsidies and tax money allocated to, local governments. Neither does the loss of gross regional product (GRP) on the 11th itself. Keywords Economic impacts of disasters, Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) earthquake, direct and indirect losses, disaster management and policy INTRODUCTION, Indirect Losses by Industry and Number of Employees, Comparison of Direct and Indirect Losses for Initial Two Years, All figure content in this area was uploaded by Toshihisa Toyoda, All content in this area was uploaded by Toshihisa Toyoda on Dec 16, 2014, Awaji (Kobe) Earthquake of 1995, direct stock losses of both the manufacturing and th, regional product in the stricken area presents a new finding that the lost product and income in terms of estimated, indirect losses are quite large and continue to arise for lo, The earthquake, which is called the Great Hanshin-Awaji or, areas in terms of population, industries, and physical, causalities, the economic impact was also so great that we, exceed the Kobe’s case in the world. In order to estimate indirect losses, a conceptual framework of direct and indirect losses is presented. This review article examines these differences, for instance those related to the methodology, use of assessments and uncertainties. As a freely accessible resource for the region, East Asia Forum relies on donations from those who believe in its importance. Some early papers concluded that the devastation wrought by the 1995 Kobe earthquake did not have any long-term impact on the Japanese economy, nor much impact on Kobe itself , though others were less sanguine about the disasters impact . It is also evident that smaller-scaled enterprises, e first two years period in total records almost equal values with those of the. The tremors lasted for approximately 20 seconds. (1997)). The Japan earthquake indicates again that governance is most important when facing natural disaster. industry was underestimated at least by 3.54 trillion yen. Indirect Losses by Industry and Number of Employees, recovery for the first two or three years. Admittedly, the Japanese government has been well, Kobe earthquake does not include lost values of domestic, general accounts in the last 30 years. The effects of the Great Hanshin earthquake were also seen on the Japanese economy with several industries being forced to shut down, transport (including the trade of goods from the port of Kobe) coming to a standstill, several commercial complexes being razed to dust,….. and so on. The ‘drift’ means an, ect losses are surprisingly quite large and continued to arise, Figure 7. Making the gruesome calculations for loss of human capital as well as physical capital, loss of capital stock in the Kobe quake is calculated to have been US$127 billion or a miniscule 0.08 per cent of all Japan’ s physical and human assets at the time. Third, some special polic, regional economic activities such as a special economic zone should be allowed at an earlier stage after a disaster, occurs. 6. This is not the Tokyo ‘big one.’ Tokyo also withstood a major buffeting but is already back in business. It is the most damaging earthquake to have struck Japan since the great Kanto earthquake in 1923. More detailed post-disaster information would allow for improved calibration, validation and thus performance of flood risk models. This study focuses on the development of a repair time model, the main constituent of the recovery model, which shall provide an estimate of the time necessary for performing the actual repairs along with the rate at which such repairs proceed throughout the building. In this paper an integrated, operational methodology for evaluating the effects of earthquake on the economy based on the various types of losses and their relations is developed. 5. We show that a hybrid solution, combining protection of critical infrastructure and resilience measures that can be upgraded over time, is less expensive. Rather, the economic impact of the disaster is strongly influenced by the multitude of decisions made in the days and months following — decisions regarding whether to relocate an office to New Jersey and for how long, whether to lay off workers and how many, and whether to inject stimulus spending into the New York City economy and how much. -- The Kobe earthquake happened in the early hours of January 17, 1995. Taniguchi, H., and K. Fujisawa (2005) "Earthquake Damage Risk for Future Urban Economic Structure," At the meso-/micro-scale, there is an urgent need to improve our understanding of the effects of flooding on critical infrastructures, given their importance to society, the economy, emergency management and reconstruction. Fires following the earthquake incinerated the equivalent of 70 U.S. city blocks. However, did the Kobe earthquake in 1995 indeed cause permanent losses to the economies Chang (2004), 37-52. In 1995, the Kobe Earthquake occurred in the second largest economic region of Japan, and its economic damages were accounted around 10 trillion yen. For the case of the Great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) Earthquake of 1995, direct stock losses of both the manufacturing and the commercial sectors record almost same size of big damage. e trend. But the damage to physical capital stock in Kobe was US$114 billion, 2.3 per cent of Japan’s GDP and around 0.8 per cent of Japan’s physical capital stock at the time — fully three times the recorded cost of any disaster in history. Although people on duty could see that there were many tremors (prior to the earthquake), they did not raise the alarm. During the initial th, observed and gains rather than losses are produce, and reconstruction policy should be improv, effects. 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A careful statistical analysis of indirect losses using the gross regional product in the stricken area presents a new finding that the lost product and income in terms of estimated indirect losses are quite large and continue to arise for longer than 10 years, mounting to some 14 trillion yen (about US$0.13 trillion). Kobe Earthquake Economic Effects. Moreover, disasters are spatial events that impact some places and some groups within those places more heavily than others. How China is changing and what it means for its economy. I survived the earthquake in China in 2008 and really know what is the natural disaster. In the aftermaths of Hurricanes Irene, in 2011, and Sandy, in 2012, New York City has come to recognize the critical need to better prepare for future storm surges and to anticipate future trends, such as climate change and socioeconomic developments. Peter. Kobe earthquake of 1995 killed over 6,000 persons, and destroyed more than 100,000 homes, still the economic recovery not only of Japan but also of the Kobe economy was rapid.” Muchofthis view can betraced toanarticle byGeorge Horwich published This earth quake had a terrible short term as well as long term affects. A case study of Tehran shows future losses caused by studied earthquake scenarios will be more than 70% of gross regional product (GRP). The five prefectures most affected by the Tohoku quake are not as industrialized as the Kobe quake region. Combustibles, which occupied about 20%, consisted of wood, paper and plastics. capital (machines, equipments, etc. Thus in the September 11th tragedy of 2001, the loss of the World Trade Center towers and the thousands of human lives do not in themselves constitute the economic impact of the disaster. both the hazard and the potential consequences, is an important aspect of adapting to global change and has gained much traction in recent decades. Cochrane, H. C. (2004) "Indirect Losses from Natural Disasters: Measurement and Myth," in Okuyama and Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (20. http://www.bousai.go.jp/panf/saigai.html. Concept of Direct and Indirect Losses, For the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake, the government estimated, yen and made it official in less than three months after, Among it, the dominant portion was the losses of buildings, which totaled to 5.8 trillion yen. ect losses as shown in Fig. The immediately following, significant drive-up of GRP owing to various reconstructi, input of resources into the region for reconstruction of, turned to upward in nominal GRP terms. Toyoda, T., and A. Kochi (1997) "Estimation of Industrial Losses Caused by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Municipalities," unpublished manuscript (in Japanese). Taniguchi, H., and H. Kanegae (2000) "Long-term Effect of Socioeconomic Impact due to Earthquake Disaster The importance of distinguishing between direct and indirect losses of disasters is stressed. The results of this modelling study indicate that the current flood risk in District 4 is USD 0.31 million per year, increasing up to USD 0.78 million per year in 2100. SNA (= System of National Accounts) is an international standard system of national accounts. The earthquake hit at 5:46 am on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1995, in the southern part of Hyōgo prefecture, west-central Honshu.It lasted about 20 seconds and registered as a magnitude 6.9 (7.3 on the Richter scale). Disaster management policy should be improved by paying attention not only to direct losses but, e south-eastern area in Hyogo Prefecture on January 17, 19, have few historical records of economic losses which, ect and indirect losses of disasters. Verdict still out on Morrison’s whirlwind Tokyo trip, Vietnam pioneers post-pandemic carbon pricing, North Korea faces one of its toughest winters, December 13: Domestic and global challenges of China’s economic transformation, December 6: Governance failings thwart Pakistan’s economic recovery, November 29: The danger of weaponising trade for the environment. Can we overcome the narrow-minded nationalism? An overarching theme at all scales is the validation of flood risk assessments, which is often limited. The affected regions accounted for 12.4% of Japan’s GDP in 1995. of direct and indirect losses will be presented. Research, researchers to have become more interested in research, environments. The Kobe quake struck at Japan’s industrial heartland. From this review, future research needs are identified in order to improve flood risk assessments at different scales. Okuyama and Chang distinguish three inte, a substantial initial loss, then gets a small gain before retu, never-recovering process and eventually attains a new equilib, loss heavily depends on the recovery time-path. After 2003 it seems to turn to show smaller losses at. The losses are not instantaneous, but rather continue to occur until the community is restored to a functional socio-economic entity. It had a magnitude of 7.3 and killed more than 6,400 people. Original comments adding insight and contributing to analysis are especially encouraged. For electronic copies of back issues, links to the individual articles and Earthquake," Kokumin Keizai Zasshi, 176(2), 1-15 (in Japanese). For the case of the Great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) Earthquake of 1995, direct stock losses of both the manufacturing and the commercial sectors record almost same size of big damage. They together destroyed over 150,000 buildings and left about 300,000 people homeless. The Sendai region is less important economically and industrially that Kobe, all up accounting for perhaps less than 2 per cent of Japanese GDP. Less than eighteen months later, in fact, manufacturing output in the Kobe region reached 98 per cent of pre-quake levels. Its economic impact may be less severe. These business interruption losses can be minimized through Performance-Based Seismic Design if the appropriate building recovery models had been available to estimate the duration and speed of buildings' functional recovery which could subsequently be utilized to estimate business interruption losses. -The Estimation Method for Direct Economic Damage Loss -", Proceedings of JCOSSAR 2000, 39-A, 237-244 It measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum intensity of 7 on the JMA Seismic Intensity Scale (X on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale). At magnitude 8.9, the Sendai quake was 178 times bigger than Kobe. shift the time-path of an indirect loss curve back to the leftward. Ippei Can politicians understand that? Answer (1 of 5): 1995 Kobe earthquake is also known as the Great Hanshin Earthquake. Earthquakes are one of the most destructive natural disasters as witnessed by recent events in Chile, Haiti, Japan, China, and New Zealand with devastating consequence on humans and their supporting infrastructure. This paper develops a methodology to estimate the regional economic impacts of electricity lifeline disruptions caused by a catastrophic earthquake. A hazard is a perceived natu, property, while a disaster is its consequence. losses” instead of indirect losses for es. s, the commercial and the other services sectors show far, nger than 10 years, mounting to some 14 trillion yen (about, trillion). From this equation I can derive a without-disaster line. Future research should focus on gathering empirical data right after a flood on the occurring damage, as this appears to be the most uncertain factor in the risk assessment. Similar post-event decisions strongly influence recovery in natural disasters such as floods or earthquakes. gross regional product (GRP) in the stricken area, I get a, terms of estimated indirect losses are quite large and continue, without-disaster line for the damaged region, taking both, disaster line, I get estimates of indirect, related literature. Rose, A., Benavides, S. E. Chang, P. Szczeniak, an, 9. But, I will show that it is true. Earthquake Damage Risk for Future Urban Economic Structure. Modeling Spatial and Economic Impacts of Disasters, d D. Lim (1997) The Regional Economic Impact of a, Meeting of Japan Association for Risk Stu, ect of Socioeconomic Impact due to Earthquake Disaster, Direct Losses from Earthquakes for Each Local. Trains, trucks, cars, boats, buildings and infrastructure were all swept away. cannot take place without understanding how homeowners react to recovery signals. 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