Department of Social and Human EnvironmentEarthquake and Volcano Research CenterRice harvesting in Java Yasuhiro Suzuki / Makoto Takahashi / Satoshi Yokoyama / Satoshi Imazato / Masaya Iga / Hitoshi Saito / Yuka MatsuokaResearch and education in this program covers various fields in human and natural geography, and Nagoya University is recognized as a center of geographic studies within Japan. Graduate students in this unit are allowed to freely select their research themes, and actively participate in the presentation of their research results in academic journals and at international academic meetings. In recent years, many students have selected research themes that require the use of overseas surveys. Thanks to the introduction of GIS (the Geographic Information System) for use in research and education environments, the number of students conducting their research using GIS is also increasing. Seminar meetings are held with the participation of experts in human and natural geography and students are inspired to improve their specialized research by being exposed to a broad range of views.Toshiki Watanabe / Toshiko Terakawa / Keiichi Tadokoro / Chihiro Hashimoto / Takeo Ito / Yuta Maeda / Hiroshi Ichihara / Yasuhiro Suzuki / Takeshi Sagiya / Haengyoong Kim / Yoshihiko Kuroda / Nobuhisa Matsuda / Shigeyoshi Tanaka / Nobuhiko Sugito / Ryoya Ikuta / Hidenori Nakamura / Sindy Carolina LizarazoDynamic forces of the earth, such as mantle convection and plate tectonics, cause various earth-scientific phenomena to plate subduction zones. The Japanese islands are located in a typical fault zone and have experienced frequent earthquakes and volcanic activities. On the Pacific side of the Chubu Region lies the Nankai Trough, which has caused massive subduction-zone earthquakes. Concentrated inland are active faults like the Neo-dani Fault, which caused the Nobi Earthquake, one of the largest earthquakes ever to hit Japan. There are also active volcanos such as Mt. Ontake. In order to play an important role in understanding the mechanisms which cause such earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, realizing the scientific prediction of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, and mitigating natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, the Center strongly promotes the latest research both in theory and by observation. To achieve these goals, the Center has observed seismic events, crustal movements and other geophysical observations in the central and other regions in Japan while obtaining seismic/geodet-ic data from domestic and international sources. With such data, the Center promotes research programs in search of new earthquake and volcanic eruption models.The Center also opens new frontiers of study through actively committing to the development of new observation methods and technologies. A monitoring system for plate movements using the ocean crustal movement observation, and an accurately controlled seismic source (ACROSS) to detect crustal variations have attracted nationwide attention.Moreover, the Center uses not only geophysical methodology but also historical evidence to study massive earthquakes of the past, pursue research that would help local communities increase their resiliency when faced with disasters, and reveal disaster occurrence mechanisms through collaboration with researchers in the field of social sciences. Maximizing the humanities-scienc-es collaborative resources of the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, the Center is committed to the study of earthquakes and volcanic activity, and to educating students to obtain a broad perspective and expertise in seismic and volcanic activities.GeographyResearch Center affiliated with GSES
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