ANALYSIS OF INUNDATION DISASTER AND MITIGATION IN WATERFRONT AREA BASED ON FIELD SURVEY OF STORM SURGE IN NEW YORK CITY CAUSED BY 2012 HURRICANE SANDY

Abstract

 On October 29th, 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall along the east coast of the United States and generated storm surge in the states of New York and New Jersey. The flooding in New York City caused heavy damage on infrastructures such as an electricity and a subway system. In this paper, the actual situation of this disaster in New York City are summarized based on the results of a field survey and information on public websites and lessons for increasing preparedness in Japanese waterfront area are discussed.