In the afternoon of November 30, 2018,
Keiichi Toda, a professor from Kyoto University, Taisuke Ishigaki, a professor from Kansai University and Zhang
Hao, an associate professor from Kochi University visited Beijing Normal
University at the invitation of Xu Zongxue, Director of Beijing Key Laboratory
of Urban Water Cycle and Sponge City Technology. Also, Liu Shukun, Professorate
Senior Engineer of China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research,
and Cheng Xiaotao, Assistant Chief Engineer of China Institute of Water
Resources and Hydropower Research accompanied the visit. A group of more than
20 experts and students, including Xu Zongxue, Director of Beijing Key
Laboratory of Urban Water Cycle and Sponge City Technology, Yu Jingshan, the
Deputy Director, Associate Professor Zuo Depeng, Doctor Zhu Zhongfan and some
doctor and master candidates, had discussions and exchanges on the issue of
urban flood management with the experts from Japan.
Professor Xu Zongxue presided over the
academic seminar. First, he warmly welcomed the three experts from Japanese
universities and introduced them to audience. Then Associate Professor Zuo
Depeng, who was Assistant to President of College of Water Sciences, Beijing
Normal University, and Associate Professor Pang Bo, Assistant to Director of
Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Water Cycle and Sponge City Technology
introduced the College of Water Sciences and the Key Laboratory respectively.
After their introduction, Professor Keiichi Toda, Professor Taisuke Ishigaki,
and Associate Professor Zhang Hao briefly introduced their latest research
results on urban flood management respectively. Subsequently, the experts and
students from China and Japan had in-depth discussions and exchanges on related
topics.
Experts and Part of Students Attending the
Academic Seminar
On the morning of December 1, the
Sino-Japanese Academic Seminar on Urban Flood Management was grandly held in
IWHR. More than 120 people, including experts and representatives of master
&doctor candidates from all over the country attended the seminar. First,
Peng Jing, Vice President of IWHR made a speech to elaborate the development of
IWHR in the past 60 years and its profile. Then Cheng Xiaotao, Professorate
Senior Engineer of IWHR presided over the academic seminar. Professor Keiichi
Toda, Professor Xu Zongxue, Professor Taisuke Ishigaki, Li Na, Professorate
Senior Engineer of IWHR, and Associate Professor Zhang Hao successively gave
academic reports, i.e. "Car related problems in urban flooding",
"Simulation of urban floods: Case studies in Beijing and Jinan
cities", "Underground space inundation and evacuation",
"Progress of urban flood simulation technology and its application"
and "The 2018 Western Japan heavy rain disaster", respectively. These
reports were rich in content and covered a wide range of areas. They
represented the latest research results of both China and Japan on urban flood
management. Seminar participants were not only attracted by the rich content of
the seminar, but also deeply impressed by the rigorous spirit in scientific
research shown by the Japanese experts. After the seminar, seminar guests had
extensive discussions with experts from China and Japan on such issues as
similarities rate in car simulation, the standardization of flood risk levels,
and the impact of flood on pedestrians and drivers' psychology. At last, The
academic seminar was successfully concluded in resounding applause in the
conference hall.
Group Photo of Part of Leaders and Experts
Attending the Seminar
Through the Sino-Japanese Academic Seminar
on Urban Flood Management, the experts and scholars of urban flood management
of both China and Japan have had a deeper understanding of the latest research
results of the other side. It is believed that this academic seminar will
enlighten both China and Japan in urban flood management. This seminar is the
starting point of cooperation between China and Japan in urban flood
management. The experts from both sides expressed the desire to strengthen
exchanges and cooperation in urban flood management by taking the opportunity
of the 40th anniversary of signing of Treaty of Peace and Friendship between
Japan and the People's Republic of China.