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Prof. TAKARA Kaoru FAX:
+81-774-38-4130 (Direct) or +81-774-38-4030 (DPRI Office) |
Education 
Professional Experiences
Major Academic Services
Memberships of Academic Societies
Award
Contributions to International Scientific Journals
List of publications (as of June 2009)
Lecture List [pdf]
Go to Japanese page
Go to Innovative Disaster Prevention Technology and Policy Research Lab.
Education :
Doctor of Engineering (Kyoto University , Japan ), January 23, 1990
"Evaluation of Stochastic/Statistical Models and Methods in
Water Resources Systems"
Master of Engineering (Graduate School of Civil Engineering, Kyoto University ), March 23, 1981
Bachelor of Engineering (School of Civil Engineering, Kyoto University ), March 31, 1979
Professional Experiences
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Oct. 1, 2010 – to date |
Assistant to the Executive Vice-President, Kyoto University |
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Apr. 1, 2009 – Oct. 8, 2010 |
Vice Director, DPRI, Kyoto University |
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Apr. 1, 2005 – Mar. 31, 2007 |
Vice Director, DPRI, Kyoto University |
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Apr. 1, 2005 - to date |
Professor, Innovative Disaster Prevention Technology and Policy Research Lab., Division of Disaster Management for Safe and Secure Society, DPRI, Kyoto University |
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Nov. 1, 1998 - Mar. 31, 2005 |
Professor, Flood Disaster Research Section, Division of Fluvial and Marine Disasters, DPRI, Kyoto University |
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March 29, 1998 - May 28, 1998 |
Visiting Scientist, the Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford, UK; International Institute for Infrastructure, Hydraulics and Environment (IHE), Delft, The Netherlands; and Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany (Dispatched by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Japan ). |
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May 11, 1996 - Oct. 31, 1998 |
Associate Professor,Water Resources Research Center, DPRI, Kyoto University |
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April 1, 1994 - May 10, 1996 |
Associate Professor, Drainage Engineering Research Section, DPRI, Kyoto University |
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Nov. 24, 1992 - Sep. 20, 1993 |
Visiting Scientist, School of Civil & Environmental (Dispatched by Monbusho, the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Clture of Japan).
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April 1, 1990 - March 31, 1994 |
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Gifu University Japan |
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April 1, 1981 - March 31, 1990 |
Instructor (Full time research associate), Chair of Hydrology an Water Resources Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Kyoto University. |
Major Academic Services :
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Feb. 2013 - to date |
Chair, Japanese National Committee for International Water Resources Association (IWRA) |
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Jan. 2013 - to date |
Director of Executive Board, IWRA |
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June 2011 - May 2013 |
Chairman, Committee on Hydroscience and Hydraulic Engineering, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) |
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Apr. 2011 - Mar. 2013 |
Chairman, Natural Disaster Research Council, Kyoto University |
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Feb. 2010 - to date |
Chairman, Japanese National Committee for UNESCO-IHP |
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Jan. 2010 - to date |
Member, Results Management Council, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), World Bank |
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Dec. 2009 - to date |
Member of Japanese National Commission for UNESCO |
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Oct. 2008 - to date |
Adjunct
Professor, United Nations University |
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June 2008 - July 2010 |
Vice Chairperson, Intergovernmental Council of International Hydrological Progrrame (IHP), UNESCO |
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Sep. 2007 - Aug. 2012 |
Expert member, Scientific and Technological Committee, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) |
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Apr. 2001 - Mar. 2011 |
Advisor for Large Disaster Investigations, Natural Disaster Research Council, Kyoto University |
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Oct. 2000 - Mar. 2001 |
Advisor for Large Disaster Investigations, Natural Disaster Science Liaison Committee |
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Oct. 1999 - Nov. 2012 |
Secretary, Regional Steering Committee (RSC) for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, UNESCO-IHP |
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Nov. 1996 - to date |
Member of Technical Sub-Committee for Asian Pacific FRIEND, |
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June 1997 - to date |
Member of Japanese National Committee for UNESCO-IHP |
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Apr. 1996 - Mar.1999 |
Treasurer and Director, Board of the Directors, Japan Society for Natural Disaster Science (JSNDS) |
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Oct. 1996 - Mar. 2000 |
Head, Hydrological Process Science Team, the Earth Observation Committee (EOC), |
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Sep. 1995 - May 1999 |
Head, Division of Hydrology and Water Resources, Committee on Hydraulics, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) |
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Apr. 1994 - Sep. 1996 |
Head, Hydrological Process Science Team, Earth Environment Observation Committee (EEOC), Remote Sensing Technology Center (RESTEC), Japan |
Memberships
of Academic Societies :
<International Societies>
- AGU (American Geophysics Union )
- ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE)
- AWRA (American Water Resources ssociation)
- IAHR (International Association for Hydraulic Research)
- IAHS (International Association of Hydrological Sciences)
- IWRA (International Water Resouces
Association)
- RSPS (The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry
Society)
<Japanese Societies>
- GISA (Geographic Information Sytems
Association)
- JAHS (Japanese Association of Hydrological Sciences)
- JSAS (Japanese Society of Applid
Statistics)
- JSCE Japan Society of Civil Engineers)
- JSHWR (Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Reources)
- JSNDS (Japan Society for Natural Disaster)
- JSPRS (Japan Society of Photogrammetry Remote Sensing)
- RSSJ (Remote Sensing Society of Japan)
- JWF (Japan Water Forum)
Awards :
2001.5 The 2000 Best Paper Award, JSCE, “Research on Hydrologic
Frequency Analysis”
2003.3 The Best Messenger Award, “Water Voice” Project, The Third World Water Forum,
Kyoto, Japan
2007.5 The 2006 Best Paper Award, JSCE, “Hydrological Modeling and Flood Forecasting
System in the Yodo River Basin in Japan”
2007.5 The Encouragement Prize for International Activities, JSCE
Contributions to International Scientific Journals
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Associate Editor, Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007- )
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Journal Management Committee Member, Landslides (Springer, 2004- )
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Advisory Board Member, International Journal of River Basin Management (IAHR,
2003- )
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Advisory Board Member, Journal of Hydroinformatics
(IWA, 1999- )
- Editorial Board
Member, Urban Water Journal (Taylor & Francis, 1999- )