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佐藤栄作　受賞論文集

第28回最優秀賞This existing regional vulnerability is exacerbated by the effects of increasingurbanization, particularly in megacities like Tokyo, Beijing, Seoul, Kathmandu,Manila and others. People living in Asia are six times more likely to be victims ofnatural disasters, for a variety of reasons. 13 Finite resources are strained and criticalinfrastructures put under greater pressure as populations rise and thus compete forservices. Climate change, while not specifically tied to earthquakes, could play anadditional role in terms of increasing the vulnerability of urban populations and islandcountries alike to flooding and heat effects from gradual temperature rise.Table 3The 15 Most Exposed Countries to DisastersRankingCountryExposure (%)1Vanuatu56.332Tonga56.043Philippines45.094Costa Rica42.395Japan39.576Guatemala38.427Solomon Islands36.408Brunei Darussalam36.289El Salvador32.1810Chile31.2511Mauritius29.5912Netherlands29.2413Jamaica28.1114Nicaragua27.6415Bangladesh27.52World Risk Report (2011). Retrieved from: http://www.ehs.unu.edu/file/get/901813 This is due primarily to unplanned growth of megacities and the related push of marginalized populations intomore vulnerable areas. Houses, schools and other structures in many Asian cities tend to be built with little or noenforcement of regulations that take sufficient disaster risks into consideration. ADPC Strategy Asia 2020, p. 2.http://www.adpc.net/udrm/pdf/Strategy_Asia_2020.pdf951