Abstract

This study aim is to investigate disaster management actual in field of public administration and establish object of disaster management study by surveying the trends of disaster management for development of disaster management. This study has examined the trends in researches on disaster management that have been done so far. First, their changes have been investigated by years and it was found out that the studies on disaster management accounted for 81.8% after the year of 2000.Second, case studies accounted for 47.7%, with respect to the method for research, which means researchers lay emphasis on case studies. Third, the studies that aim to suggest policy alternatives were found the highest with 79.5%, in regard of research objectives, and the studies on verification of theories with 13.6%, which means that more efforts need to be made on theorization and verification continuously to lay the groundwork for studying disaster management. Fourth, the studies have been examined by type of disaster and it was found out that since 2001, the studies on social disasters and comprehensive studies on social, man-made and natural disasters have increased by 27.3% and 50% respectively. Fifth, studies have been examined by administrative units and it was found out that the studies on central government, local government, private sector and NGO's disaster management accounted for the highest percentage with 50%.Lastly, the studies on preliminary strategies(mitigation & prepaedness) and post-strategies(response & recovery) accounted for the highest percentage, 56.8%, with respect to disaster management steps, and it was shown that studies are being made preponderantly on post-strategies.

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