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Using electronic maps and augmented reality‐based training materials as escape guidelines for nuclear accidents: An explorative case study in Taiwan
Author(s) -
Tsai MingKuan,
Liu PeiHsun Emma,
Yau NieJia
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2012.01325.x
Subject(s) - research center , hazard , center (category theory) , hazard map , library science , political science , law , computer science , chemistry , organic chemistry , crystallography
In the past decades, several serious nuclear accidents have occurred (Goor, Davydchuk & Vandenhove, 2003). Unfortunately, on March 11, 2011, in Japan, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that caused a tsunami affected the nuclear power plants. Since radiation materials spread out and were detected in the air, the Fukushima citizens were forcibly exposed to hazardous substances. In order to prevent the same mistakes in the future, the Taiwanese government conducts at least two large-scale training programs regarding the nuclear accident emergency response every year. The training programs include establishing emergency centers, organizing relief personnel and evacuating the public. The public, medical professionals, members of the military and law enforcement participate in these programs. In the meantime, paper-based training materials are commonly used, with textual escape guidelines and visual maps that describe temporary shelters, emergency centers and medical agencies.