Responses to Destruction in Japan: A Multi-Disciplinary Symposium ~
Date: October 13-14th, 2006
Location: University of California at Berkeley
JSPS and CJS Joint colloquium will take place from October 13th to 14th at University of California at Berkeley. This 3rd Joint Colloquium will focus primarily on responses to natural disasters in modern Japan. Composed of researchers from the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, we will consider political, social, cultural, economic and technological dimensions of responses to catastrophe, and examine how disasters have offered opportunities for effecting changes in engineering, architecture, urban design, and disaster prevention/mitigation strategies. The session on Oct 13th is free and open to the public.
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