Re-evaluation of the conceptualisation of super levees by focusing on the availability of open space as an evacuation area along the Arakawa River

Nurul Ashikin Binti Mabahwi; Hitoshi Nakamura

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v4i11.1757

Authors

Nurul Ashikin Binti Mabahwi Shibaura Institute of Technology
Hitoshi Nakamura Shibaura Institute of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i11.1757

Keywords:

super levee, open space, flood, evacuation

Abstract

The objective of this study is to re-evaluate the conceptualisation of super levees by focussing on the availability of open spaces as evacuation areas along the Arakawa River. By using land use analysis, occupation analysis and cross-section, this study found that open spaces on super levees able to accommodate a large number of evacuees. This proves that the development of super levees is undeniably ready to provide sizeable safe upland evacuation area for nearby residents. This study also implies that the future development of super levee should include more open space by the development of a public park on the site.

Keywords: super levee; open space; flood; evacuation

eISSN: 2398-4287 Â© 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peerâ€“review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

Author Biographies

Nurul Ashikin Binti Mabahwi, Shibaura Institute of Technology

Graduate School of Engineering and Science, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Saitama 216-0007, Japan

Hitoshi Nakamura, Shibaura Institute of Technology

Professor,Â Department of Planning, Architecture and Environment Systems, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Saitama 216-0007, Japan

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