ABSTRACT
This study was launched as part of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) - Space Innovation through Partnership and Co-creation (J-SPARC) for advancement of disaster management and mitigation in Japan. Although many strategies have been developed to minimize damage resulting from natural disasters in Japan, further efforts are still required. For instance, evacuees are constrained to live in post-disaster shelters with almost no privacy and other habitability needs for a prolonged period of time, making it an uncomfortable environment. The present work aims to find solutions to fill the gap by investigating valid knowledge, technologies, and strategies that are applied in terrestrial extreme environments and in space. Such assets would be useful to improve safety, operational efficiency, and overall comfort in post-disaster shelters. Additionally, this paper discusses potential collaboration opportunities between the earth and space (i.e. space food and emergency food, life support systems, and infection control measures) based upon findings from the comparative analysis of the extreme environments. This paper concludes with a discussion on considerations and improvements of the presented extreme environments survey for future works. © Copyright 2020 by Stefan A. Kaiser Published by Eleven International Publishing, with permission.