Open AccessAn Analysis of a Local Government's Disaster Response Activity Records from the Viewpoint of Information Management
Author(s) -
Shinya Kondo,
Kimiro Meguro
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of disaster research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.332
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1883-8030
pISSN - 1881-2473
DOI - 10.20965/jdr.2008.p0457
Subject(s) - viewpoints , government (linguistics) , emergency management , workload , disaster response , constitution , reliability (semiconductor) , business , computer security , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental planning , operations management , computer science , operations research , geography , engineering , political science , linguistics , philosophy , law , art , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , visual arts , operating system
For organizations to develop efficient disaster countermeasures, it is necessary to analyze and evaluate past disaster responses, identify problems, and examine their solutions. In this paper, the records of the Niigata Prefectural Government disaster response activities during the Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake of 2004 were analyzed from five viewpoints (constitution, job analysis, workload evaluation, information management, and mutual relations). The reliability of these records was confirmed by relevant prefectural government staff. Based on analysis and discussion, the authors set up an environment to propose countermeasures that aim at improving the organization’s disaster prevention effectiveness.