Disaster Prevention Awareness Research Articles

Analysis of a Disaster Prevention Consciousness Survey using a Small Area Explicit Model-based Approach

Analysis of a Disaster Prevention Consciousness Survey using a Small Area Explicit Model-based Approach

Investigation on the disaster prevention consciousness of the citizens of Iwaki for earthquake

Investigation on the disaster prevention consciousness of the citizens of Iwaki for earthquake

大規模団地における居住者の環境・防災意識に関する調査研究 （第2報）居住者の特性分析

大規模団地における居住者の環境・防災意識に関する調査研究 （第2報）居住者の特性分析

大規模団地における居住者の環境・防災意識に関する調査研究 （第4報）臨海地域の調査結果及び丘陵地域と臨海地域の比較

大規模団地における居住者の環境・防災意識に関する調査研究 （第4報）臨海地域の調査結果及び丘陵地域と臨海地域の比較

大規模団地における居住者の環境・防災意識に関する調査研究 (第3報)調査概要及び丘陵地域の調査結果

大規模団地における居住者の環境・防災意識に関する調査研究 (第3報)調査概要及び丘陵地域の調査結果

An investigation of disaster education in elementary and secondary schools: evidence from China

The role of school-based disaster education in mitigating natural disaster has received extensive emphasis across the world. After the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, the elementary and secondary schools in China have attached more importance to disaster education. However, it is unclear about the outcome up to now. Therefore, we conduct a relatively extensive survey in Beijing, Hunan, Guangdong and Sichuan recently, based on the perspectives of both students and teachers, so as to explore their attitude, gains, and expectations. The findings indicate that, first, it is the consensus that school-based disaster education should be enhanced to raise the awareness and capability of students to address disasters. Second, school-based disaster education has received overall positive outcome in recent years, although there are also 18% students expressing that their schools have not opened disaster curricula or they are unclear about that. Third, almost all the teachers argue that schools should develop disaster-related curricula, incorporate disaster education curricula into the compulsory curricula, and design special textbooks for disaster education. Finally, most teachers insist that the school-based disaster education has limited effect on students to improve their disaster prevention awareness and capability; in particular, the disaster education tends to impart knowledge for the most part but lack attractiveness and local features.

Exploring Elements of Disaster Prevention Consciousness: Based on Interviews with Anti-disaster Professionals

Many educational activities and disaster drills are conducted for the purpose of developing disaster prevention consciousness. It is necessary to develop a standardized psychological scale to measure disaster prevention consciousness; this would help evaluate the effect of activities that improve disaster prevention consciousness. To do this, a qualitative study using a Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach was conducted. First, elements of disaster prevention consciousness were explored through one-hour interviews with a total of ten disaster prevention professionals. They responded to six questions on the characteristics and behaviors of a person who seemed to possess high disaster prevention consciousness. The study yielded six elements in knowledge (ex. “Reality of disaster”), eight elements in behavior (ex. “Preparation for disaster”), and ten psychological elements (ex. “Over-reliance on one measure against disasters,” “Prediction and analysis of situations,” and “Taking a comprehensive view”). A new anti-disaster consciousness model was developed based on these elements.

A06 アンケート調査による焼岳および鳥海山周辺住民の防災意識の比較(火山教育・火山防災 (1), 日本火山学会2005年秋季大会)

A06 アンケート調査による焼岳および鳥海山周辺住民の防災意識の比較(火山教育・火山防災 (1), 日本火山学会2005年秋季大会)

The Spatial and Temporal Distribution Characteristics of Rainstorm Disaster in Sichuan Province over the Past Decade

The spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of rainstorm disaster in Sichuan Province were investigated by statistical analysis method based on 2002-2015 rainstorm disaster data of Sichuan Province. As shown by the results, the rainstorm disaster in Sichuan Province was distributed mainly in four regions including Liangshan Prefecture and Sichuan Basin during 2002-2015, and the rainstorm disaster distribution had a good corresponding relationship with the rainstorm center regions; in terms of annual variation trend, the variation of rainstorm disaster frequency showed a significant quasi-2-3-year oscillation period; in terms of monthly distribution, June, July and August saw the heaviest rainstorms; the high death toll from rainstorms was attributed to not only routine rainfall, occurrence time and terrain feature, but also the populace’s awareness of disaster prevention and the disaster prevention measures they adopted. The research result has important significance to improve the pertinence and practicability of decision-making meteorological services.

Upbringing of Self Disaster Prevention Consciousness for Reconstruction of Community Disaster Prevention Power

Upbringing of Self Disaster Prevention Consciousness for Reconstruction of Community Disaster Prevention Power

Grasp and evaluation of the unsaturated seepage behavior of soil by using MRI

It is essential for residents to understand ground disaster and improve disaster prevention awareness, because natural disasters have occurred frequently in recent years. In this study, nondestructive unsaturated seepage behavior was continuously visualized by using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) with test equipment constructed of non-metal parts. Additionally, the water content of the soil from the MRI image was evaluated, the results of previous experiments were considered and compared. The study revealed from the imaging with MRI that seepage will flow faster in the lower part of the cylinder than in the upper part. A discontinuous water content ratio change of the seepage line part was confirmed from image with the MRI. There was a tendency for air to be trapped on the border of different soil materials in an acrylic cylinder. It was possible for the water content of the sand in the cylinder to be evaluated from the MRI image. The study suggests that complicated unsaturated seepage behavior can be easily visualized. It was suggested that air may be trapped in the different layer border of soil. And these finding will lead to the elucidation of relevance of slope collapse and the piping phenomenon with the rainfall.

福知山市民の浸水災害に対する防災意識と避難行動:（No.1） 浸水被害の状況と避難情報の入手方法

福知山市民の浸水災害に対する防災意識と避難行動:（No.1） 浸水被害の状況と避難情報の入手方法

Study on living environment and awareness of disaster prevention in the bay area of Osaka

近い将来、大阪ベイエリアは南海トラフ地震による津波で被害を受けるとされており、地域住民を巻き込んだ防災コミュニティの構築や津波避難施設の確保が必要である。 しかし、産業構造の変化により、大阪ベイエリアに立地するからこそ成り立つ生業に就きその職場の近くで住まう人々が減少し、「水防団」に入団する等して、自ら街を守るという意識を持った住民は少なくなったと考えられる。 そこで本研究は、現在ベイエリアに住む人々の防災意識を確認し、大阪ベイエリアで生活する住民の職住環境が変化する中で、そこで暮らす住民の生活と付随するべき防災意識との結びつき方を調査し、今後の地域防災のあり方を提案することを目的とする。

津波被災した地域住民と津波被災が懸念される地域住民の津波防災意識の比較

In this study, similarities and differences of psychological processes were investigated based on the questionnaire survey which was carried out in 2 target area; Hirono town where it was affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tosashimizu city where it will be further risk by the Nankai Trough Earthquake. The analysis was as follows: (i) Tsunami Disaster Prevention Awareness is unaffected real experience of large scale disaster, (ii) Tsunami hazard map is one of effective method for strengthen Disaster Prevention Awareness even though elder people, (iii) A rising “Behavior” directly connect to “Will for Evacuation” as countermeasure against next disaster.

北海道日高町における防災意識変遷分析と正常化の偏見抑制要因の検討

In this study, we compared the questionnaire data related to evacuation behavior, obtained in Hidaka city, Hokkaido in 2014 to another questionnaire, obtained in the same area right after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Moreover we analyzed the adaptation of disaster prevention awareness from those data. Then, we found that normalcy bias prevented residents from becoming active for disaster prevention. After that, we classified awareness of residents by 5 phases from questionnaire data and found that existence of close people made normalcy bias suppress. Additionally, we also found that the psychological closeness with the close people was one of the suppression factors for normalcy bias.

The Attitudes of University Students toward Disaster prevention awareness and Risk recognition against Natural hazard

The Attitudes of University Students toward Disaster prevention awareness and Risk recognition against Natural hazard

時間経過に伴う住民の防災意識と防災対応行動の変遷過程に関する研究

本研究では，地域住民の防災意識や防災対応行動の状態の時間経過に伴う変遷過程について，簡便な数理シミュレーションによって記述する分析フレームを提示するとともに，そこでの未知パラメータの値を実態調査データを利用して同定することにより現況再現・感度分析・シナリオ分析を行った．その結果，調査対象地域においては，どのような条件下においても最終的な防災意識の低下は免れ得ないことが示唆されると同時に，ある種の社会条件が整うことにより防災対応行動が持続的に活性化される状況が生じ得ることが示された．

Relationship between awareness of disaster prevention and spatial features on coastal village in Saiki City, Oita Pref.

Relationship between awareness of disaster prevention and spatial features on coastal village in Saiki City, Oita Pref.

A study on the evacuation behaviors of local communities and the residents' disaster prevention awareness in the mountainous affected areas of different degrees

A study on the evacuation behaviors of local communities and the residents' disaster prevention awareness in the mountainous affected areas of different degrees

高潮・津波災害予測シミュレーションに基づく避難情報提供システムの開発

People's awareness of disaster prevention has risen, after the Great East Japan Earthquake. In local communities, the decision of the disaster prevention plan is pushed forward. In the first step, the evacuation plan is considered, however there are various limitations on-the-job training with a lot of residents' participation. Especially, it is impossible to take account of disaster conditions such as the collapses of the liquefaction, the collapses of the block wall and the collapses of the wooden house etc. in normal circumstances.In this study, an evacuation simulation system with tsunami and high tide disaster prediction is developed, and using this developed simulation system damage situations in a local community are estimated. The data base system based on the simulation results is developed in order to make effective use for evacuation for a variety of disaster situations. A costal area in Takamatsu City is selected, and some evacuation plans reflecting the disasters situations obtained by the simulation data base are made and examined.