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Disaster Response and Mitigation Support Technology for All-Hazards in Tokyo Metropolitan Area
Author(s) -
Yoshiaki Hisada,
Toshihiro Osaragi,
Masahirô Murakami,
Osamu Mizuno,
Wataru Kobayashi,
Susumu Yasuda,
Miho Ohara,
Tomohisa Yamashita,
Kazuyuki Takada,
Takashi Sügimura,
Jun Shindo,
Takuya Oki,
Akira Kakizaki
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of disaster research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1883-8030
pISSN - 1881-2473
DOI - 10.20965/jdr.2019.p0387
Subject(s) - emergency management , natural hazard , flood myth , natural disaster , metropolitan area , business , hazard , scope (computer science) , environmental planning , disaster response , computer science , computer security , geography , archaeology , meteorology , chemistry , organic chemistry , political science , law , programming language
In Theme 7-2 of SIP Disaster Prevention (Enhancement of Social Resiliency against Natural Disaster of Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program), we implemented the two subthemes to develop the disaster response and mitigation technology effective for the complex disaster caused by earthquake and flood by torrential rain in megalopolis such as Tokyo metropolitan area; “Subtheme 1: Development of Application Software for Supporting All-Hazards Management in Megalopolis and Commercial Areas around Large Terminal Stations,” and “Subtheme 2: Sustainable Development of Local Disaster Prevention Technology with Visualization Application.” In the former, we formulated behavioral guidelines of central city areas during disasters based on the hazard/risk assessment, and developed an application software for PC/smartphone to support emergency management by delivering relevant information to civilians and disaster response workers during the disaster. Especially, the application would reduce secondary disasters, such as the confusion/panic by the huge number of crowds. In the latter, to “efficiently utilize the limited time, human resources and goods and to minimize damage” at the time of the disaster, we developed a “travel support application,” which can efficaciously “assign” workers to various tasks (the events that require a response) that are spatially distributed at the occurrence of disaster, “navigate” by identifying optimal routes for patrol and “monitor” progress.

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