Akiyuki Kawasaki
Biographic Data
| ID | 988231 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Akiyuki Kawasaki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Akiyuki |
| FAMILY NAME | Kawasaki |
| SIGNATURE | KAWASAKI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Tokyo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1769-7604 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Preliminary Insights into Economic Well-Being from a Geospatial Perspective
Economic well-being is essential for assessing sustainability of human settlement in urbanizing regions; however, the geographic factors linking settlement characteristics to residents’ well-being remain underexplored, particularly in counties in China undergoing urban–rural transformation. In this study, six representative Chinese counties (Yanshou, Wafangdian, Bazhou, Yugan, Yongsheng, and Raoping) with varying urbanization levels are investiga…
Development of a building-scale integrated flood damage quantifying framework using a hydrodynamic model and multisource geospatial data
Building damage is the primary component of economic damage resulting from flood disasters. Understanding flood damage enables effective disaster risk reduction strategies and community resilience planning. In this study, a comprehensive framework for quantifying flood-induced damage to individual building properties (structural and content) is developed. This methodology combines geospatial data with machine learning and hydrodynamic modeling, a…
Can nighttime light proxy comprehensive economic well-being? Evidence from China
How recurrent floods create inequality in livelihood improvement through education
Education is a powerful tool against poverty and inequality, yet its potential is undermined by floods. While floods do not affect the population equally, previous studies have ignored the chronic impact of recurrent flooding on education across different economic strata, thereby overlooking the effect of inequality. Our study investigates this dynamic along Thailand’s Chao Phraya River, exploring a novel research topic: “How recurrent floods cre…
The formation and transformation of informal settlements in Yangon, Myanmar
Accelerated widening of economic disparity due to recurrent floods
It is said that poverty traps caused by floods have been hindering sustainable development and accelerating under climate change. However, this process has not actually been proven because of the difficulty of collecting data. Here, we show how recurrent floods can exacerbate household poverty in both the short- and medium-term, while simultaneously improving the economic conditions of the non-poor, who are less likely to be affected by floods. T…
Reevaluating the benefit of flood risk management for flood-prone livelihoods
Relationship between residential house damage and flood characteristics
China’s embodied environmental impact on the Global Commons through provincial and spillover perspectives
Existing benchmarks for assessing China’s environmental progress ignore the important issue of transboundary impacts and also lack systematic methods that focus on China’s subnational level. By using techniques based on a multiregion input–output model, we develop a new framework, China’s Subnational-level Global Commons Stewardship (CS-GCS) index system. This framework summarizes multiple Global Commons domains into a comprehensive assessment, t…
Spatial and temporal impacts on socio-economic conditions in the Yangon slums
Effects of disaster risk reduction on socio-economic development and poverty reduction
Investments in disaster risk reduction not only reduce damage, but also promote social and economic development. While there are many methods of evaluating investments in disaster risk reduction, most methods are based on losses and benefits to the entire region, and the differences in the benefits for different social classes are unclear. Therefore, it is difficult to ascertain the impact on the poor, who are particularly severely affected by di…
Assessment of physical vulnerability of buildings and socio-economic vulnerability of residents to rainfall induced cut slope failures
In landslide-prone areas, the vulnerability of housing structures is assessed so that adaptation methods can be introduced to reduce risk. Socio-economic consideration is vital when considering cut slope failures. This paper is an attempt to assess both the physical vulnerability of housing structures and the socioeconomic conditions of residents, to provide a holistic understanding of cut slope failure disasters. Extensive fieldwork is vital to …
Development of flood damage assessment method for residential areas considering various house types for Bago Region of Myanmar
Development of a flood damage estimation method that considers house type is important to evaluate the effectiveness of different adaptation options. This study aimed to analyze flood impact on residential areas and household damage, to develop a new, more accurate, method for flood damage assessment, considering different house types. To do this it was necessary to understand the vulnerability of different house types and household assets, and t…
A local level relationship between floods and poverty
The frequency of floods is predicted to increase in south-east Asia, and this may exacerbate the living conditions of poor people in flood-prone areas. Though much work has been conducted on the effects of poverty, there is a pressing need for more analysis on the local effects of floods. The work that does exist usually is based on qualitative analysis. This paper investigates the relationship between floods and poverty at a household level. It …
A local-scale analysis to understand differences in socioeconomic factors affecting economic loss due to floods among different communities
Investigation of the relationships between socioeconomic factors and water-related disasters, such as floods, is rather complex. The general practice is to undertake a qualitative analysis of the impact of socioeconomic factors on economic loss in disasters, while climate and structural impacts are investigated quantitatively. As such, an integrated approach is timely for understanding socioeconomic influences on economic loss due to floods. This…
Quantitative assessment of flood risk with evaluation of the effectiveness of dam operation for flood control
Because property damage and loss of life owing to floods have increased in many countries in recent years, accurate assessment of flood risk is urgently needed for effective flood management. Improving the assessment of flood risk requires considering the impact of dam operation for flood control because dams and reservoirs play important roles in the assessment of flood hazards and associated damage. However, the impact of dam operation on flood…
Socioeconomic Vulnerability to Disaster Risk
While climate change is a global phenomenon, its negative impacts are more severely felt in poor countries because of their high dependence on natural resources and limited coping capacity to climate variability and extremes. However, investigation of the relationship between poverty, climate variability and water-related disasters is complex. This article investigates the relationship between disaster risk, poverty, and the associated vulnerabil…
Development of a land-use forecast tool for future water resources assessment
The growing role of web‐based geospatial technology in disaster response and support
This paper examines changes in disaster response and relief efforts and recent web‐based geospatial technological developments through an evaluation of the experiences of the Center for Geographic Analysis, Harvard University, of the Sichuan (2008) and Haiti (2010) earthquake responses. This paper outlines how conventional GIS (geographic information systems) disaster responses by governmental agencies and relief response organisations and the me…
Socioeconomic Vulnerability to Disaster Risk
While climate change is a global phenomenon, its negative impacts are more severely felt in poor countries because of their high dependence on natural resources and limited coping capacity to climate variability and extremes. However, investigation of the relationship between poverty, climate variability and water-related disasters is complex. This article investigates the relationship between disaster risk, poverty, and the associated vulnerabil…
The growing role of web‐based geospatial technology in disaster response and support
This paper examines changes in disaster response and relief efforts and recent web‐based geospatial technological developments through an evaluation of the experiences of the Center for Geographic Analysis, Harvard University, of the Sichuan (2008) and Haiti (2010) earthquake responses. This paper outlines how conventional GIS (geographic information systems) disaster responses by governmental agencies and relief response organisations and the me…
Development of a land-use forecast tool for future water resources assessment
The growing role of web‐based geospatial technology in disaster response and support
This paper examines changes in disaster response and relief efforts and recent web‐based geospatial technological developments through an evaluation of the experiences of the Center for Geographic Analysis, Harvard University, of the Sichuan (2008) and Haiti (2010) earthquake responses. This paper outlines how conventional GIS (geographic information systems) disaster responses by governmental agencies and relief response organisations and the me…
Socioeconomic Vulnerability to Disaster Risk
While climate change is a global phenomenon, its negative impacts are more severely felt in poor countries because of their high dependence on natural resources and limited coping capacity to climate variability and extremes. However, investigation of the relationship between poverty, climate variability and water-related disasters is complex. This article investigates the relationship between disaster risk, poverty, and the associated vulnerabil…
A local level relationship between floods and poverty
The frequency of floods is predicted to increase in south-east Asia, and this may exacerbate the living conditions of poor people in flood-prone areas. Though much work has been conducted on the effects of poverty, there is a pressing need for more analysis on the local effects of floods. The work that does exist usually is based on qualitative analysis. This paper investigates the relationship between floods and poverty at a household level. It …
A local-scale analysis to understand differences in socioeconomic factors affecting economic loss due to floods among different communities
Investigation of the relationships between socioeconomic factors and water-related disasters, such as floods, is rather complex. The general practice is to undertake a qualitative analysis of the impact of socioeconomic factors on economic loss in disasters, while climate and structural impacts are investigated quantitatively. As such, an integrated approach is timely for understanding socioeconomic influences on economic loss due to floods. This…
Quantitative assessment of flood risk with evaluation of the effectiveness of dam operation for flood control
Because property damage and loss of life owing to floods have increased in many countries in recent years, accurate assessment of flood risk is urgently needed for effective flood management. Improving the assessment of flood risk requires considering the impact of dam operation for flood control because dams and reservoirs play important roles in the assessment of flood hazards and associated damage. However, the impact of dam operation on flood…
Assessment of physical vulnerability of buildings and socio-economic vulnerability of residents to rainfall induced cut slope failures
In landslide-prone areas, the vulnerability of housing structures is assessed so that adaptation methods can be introduced to reduce risk. Socio-economic consideration is vital when considering cut slope failures. This paper is an attempt to assess both the physical vulnerability of housing structures and the socioeconomic conditions of residents, to provide a holistic understanding of cut slope failure disasters. Extensive fieldwork is vital to …
Development of flood damage assessment method for residential areas considering various house types for Bago Region of Myanmar
Development of a flood damage estimation method that considers house type is important to evaluate the effectiveness of different adaptation options. This study aimed to analyze flood impact on residential areas and household damage, to develop a new, more accurate, method for flood damage assessment, considering different house types. To do this it was necessary to understand the vulnerability of different house types and household assets, and t…
Effects of disaster risk reduction on socio-economic development and poverty reduction
Investments in disaster risk reduction not only reduce damage, but also promote social and economic development. While there are many methods of evaluating investments in disaster risk reduction, most methods are based on losses and benefits to the entire region, and the differences in the benefits for different social classes are unclear. Therefore, it is difficult to ascertain the impact on the poor, who are particularly severely affected by di…
Relationship between residential house damage and flood characteristics
China’s embodied environmental impact on the Global Commons through provincial and spillover perspectives
Existing benchmarks for assessing China’s environmental progress ignore the important issue of transboundary impacts and also lack systematic methods that focus on China’s subnational level. By using techniques based on a multiregion input–output model, we develop a new framework, China’s Subnational-level Global Commons Stewardship (CS-GCS) index system. This framework summarizes multiple Global Commons domains into a comprehensive assessment, t…
Spatial and temporal impacts on socio-economic conditions in the Yangon slums
Accelerated widening of economic disparity due to recurrent floods
It is said that poverty traps caused by floods have been hindering sustainable development and accelerating under climate change. However, this process has not actually been proven because of the difficulty of collecting data. Here, we show how recurrent floods can exacerbate household poverty in both the short- and medium-term, while simultaneously improving the economic conditions of the non-poor, who are less likely to be affected by floods. T…
Reevaluating the benefit of flood risk management for flood-prone livelihoods
How recurrent floods create inequality in livelihood improvement through education
Education is a powerful tool against poverty and inequality, yet its potential is undermined by floods. While floods do not affect the population equally, previous studies have ignored the chronic impact of recurrent flooding on education across different economic strata, thereby overlooking the effect of inequality. Our study investigates this dynamic along Thailand’s Chao Phraya River, exploring a novel research topic: “How recurrent floods cre…
The formation and transformation of informal settlements in Yangon, Myanmar
Preliminary Insights into Economic Well-Being from a Geospatial Perspective
Economic well-being is essential for assessing sustainability of human settlement in urbanizing regions; however, the geographic factors linking settlement characteristics to residents’ well-being remain underexplored, particularly in counties in China undergoing urban–rural transformation. In this study, six representative Chinese counties (Yanshou, Wafangdian, Bazhou, Yugan, Yongsheng, and Raoping) with varying urbanization levels are investiga…
Development of a building-scale integrated flood damage quantifying framework using a hydrodynamic model and multisource geospatial data
Building damage is the primary component of economic damage resulting from flood disasters. Understanding flood damage enables effective disaster risk reduction strategies and community resilience planning. In this study, a comprehensive framework for quantifying flood-induced damage to individual building properties (structural and content) is developed. This methodology combines geospatial data with machine learning and hydrodynamic modeling, a…
Can nighttime light proxy comprehensive economic well-being? Evidence from China
Geography (15 works) · Flood Risk Assessment and Management (11 works) · Economics (10 works) · Flood myth (9 works) · Business (8 works) · Environmental Science (8 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Socioeconomics (6 works) · Agriculture (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works)