On 3 December 2024, Dr. Yaunhong Ma, and his team from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shenzhen University (SZU), China visited the DPRI, Kyoto University. During this occasion, Dr. Yaunhong Ma, an emerging scholar, delivered a talk on "emergency shelters, urban morphology, and urban disaster prevention theory" to students and faculty of DPRI. Further, they shared detailed information about the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shenzhen University (SZU).

Among those who attended the talk from DPRI faculty were Prof. Akira Igarashi, Prof. Ana Maria Cruz, and Prof. Hirokazu Tatano. The talk was organised by Dr. Subhajyoti Samaddar.

Title:
Evaluation of the university campus layout for the dual use as a city-level emergency shelter.

Speaker:

Dr. Yuanhong Ma, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shenzhen University (SZU), China.

Date and Time: 10.45 AM, December 3 (Tuesday), 2024

Venue: S-519, DPRI Main Building, Uji Campus, Kyoto University

Abstract: Creating emergency shelters that efficiently respond to disasters is crucial to enhancing urban resilience. University campuses, covering huge areas and developing in most cities, are commonly utilized as city-level emergency shelters globally, providing refuge for thousands of individuals during extreme disasters. Dr. Ma's report primarily addresses the following aspects: 1. Based on Urban Disaster Prevention theory and Urban Morphology, introducing a framework to evaluate the emergency accessibility of campus layouts, which reveal the mechanism between emergency requirements; 2. 42 universities are examined and classified into five categories. The performance and suitability across different disaster scenarios of each type are determined, ultimately proposing targeted optimization strategies. The findings aim to enhance urban shelter utilization efficiency. Additionally, it advocates for the dual use of public facilities, which are beneficial to bolster urban resilience and support sustainable urban development.

About the speaker：

Dr. Yuanhong Ma, assistant professor of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shenzhen University (SZU). She received her PhD in Design from Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), and PhD in Architecture from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT). She is the leader of the Educational Building Design Lab of the BenYuan Design and Research Center at SZU. She has obtained a number of external competitive research grants, including a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), a grant from The 14th Five-Year National Key Research and Development Plan, and the Shenzhen Scholar Program. Her research areas include environmental behavior, dual use of public facilities for emergency and usual situations, and school and campus design.