Description: Section headings and selected papers: Plenary Paper I. Post-earthquake fires and performance of fire-fighting activity in the early stage in the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake (A. Sekizawa). Decision Making and Risk Management. Decision analysis for preventing natural disaster risks (H. Tamura et al. ). Modeling and Data Processing. The behaviour of Lorenz Equation due to sampling (F. Asano et al. ). A method of obtaining a digital simulator of continuous-time systems for computer simulation (K. Ichige et al. ). Modeling the propagation of El Nio climatic oscillations on the Australian economy: basic model (R. Sitte). Process Operation in Natural Disasters. Fast cut back control in thermal power plants (K. Oki et al. ). Reliability analysis system for LNG receiving terminals (T. Takehara et al. ). Plenary Paper II. Urban disaster reduction - proposals for the future (Y. Kawata). Recovery and Rescue. Case study of the social impact of flood (M. Tominaga). Control and Modeling for Earthquake Disasters. Role of remote seismic sensors in feedforward and feedback vibration control of structures (K. Yamamoto et al. ). Genetic time delay estimation for earthquakes detection and measurement (W. Latusek). Base Isolation Control of Structures Subjected to Seismic Excitation. Survey on theory and active control of vibration isolation (K. Yoshida). Seismic performance evaluation of base-isolated bridges (M. Ab et al. ). Control of Wind-Induced Damage to Buildings and Structures. Action programs and systems for reduction of wind-induced disasters conducted by JAWE (T. Ohkuma et al. ). Wind damage and non-life insurance in Japan (M. Kawaguchi). Multihazard performance based objective design for managing natural hazards damage (G.L. Chiu, G.Y.K. Chock). Author index.

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