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JDR Vol.7 No.2 Feb. 2012

“Crisis Management and Recovery Following Tokyo Metropolitan Near Field Earthquake Disaster”

Editor: Haruo Hayashi (Professor, Research Center for Disaster Reduction System (DRS), Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Japan),

Guest Editors: Keiko Tamura (Professor, Risk Management Office/Research Center for Natural Hazard & Disaster Recovery, Niigata University, Japan) and Munenari Inoguchi (Assistant Professor, Research Center for Natural Hazard and Disaster Recovery, Niigata University, Japan)

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Editorial:

“Crisis Management and Recovery Following Tokyo Metropolitan Near Field Earthquake Disaster”

Haruo Hayashi, Keiko Tamura, and Munenari Inoguchi, pp. 125-126

It is expected that Tokyo Metropolitan area and her vicinity may be jolted by a devastating earthquake with a 70% chance for the next 30 years. The worstcase scenario for Tokyo Metropolitan earthquake is a M7.3 earthquake beneath northern Tokyo Bay. According to the Central Disaster Prevention Council, A total of 12,000 people will be dead and economic losses will exceed 112 trillion yen. Areas with a seismic intensity of JMA 6 – and more will include Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama, and Kanagawa, resulting in 25 million victims – 20% of Japan’s total population. No country has not experienced such a large-scale earthquake in recorded history, but it does not mean such a disaster will not occur. In order to cope with such an unprecedented disaster, we must face and solve a lot of new problems in addition to all of existing problems appeared in the past disasters. Thus it is mandatory to take a holistic approach to implement effectively and seamlessly emergency response, relief, and long-term recovery.

With the severity of possible consequences due to this earthquake, a special project, entitled as “Special Project for Earthquake Disaster Mitigation in Tokyo Metropolitan Area” (2007-2011), is commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan (MEXT), This special project consists of three subprojects; Seismology, Earthquake Engineering, and Crisis Management and Recovery. This subproject considers Tokyo Metropolitan Earthquake as a national crisis occurred in the Tokyo metropolitan area. All the available knowledge of disaster researchers should be gathered from nationwide, including both emergency response and long-term recovery to minimize damage and losses. This project examines measures for improving the capacity for the people from disaster management organizations to react to crisis and help rebuilding life recovery of disaster victims. An information-sharing platform will be proposed to comprehensively manage individual disaster response and recovery measures. “Training and exercise systems” will be introduced to empower local capacity to mitigate and recover from disaster by integrating all of the project achievements among stakeholders. The final goal of this project is to make ourselves prepared for help the anticipated 25 million victims at most due to Tokyo Metropolitan earthquake.

In this issue of JDR, we will introduce 10 papers from the subproject on Crisis Management and Recovery as a part of the achievements of this subproject for the last five years.

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Papers

Paper:

Analysis of Disaster Victims’ Decision-Making in the Process of Reconstruction Housing

Kishie Shigekawa, Satoshi Tanaka, and Masasuke Takashima, pp. 127-134

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Examining the Scheme for Damage Inspection of Non-Wooden Apartment Buildings for Issuing Disaster Victim Certificates

Kaoru Mizukoshi, Yosuke Nakajima, Yoe Masuzawa, Satoshi Tanaka, and Kishie Shigekawa, pp. 135-146

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Analysis of Description of Local Disaster Management Plan for Smooth and Effective Wide-Area Support System During Large-Scale Disaster

Muneyoshi Numada, Shinya Kondo, Masashi Inoue, and Kimiro Meguro, pp. 147-159

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Implementation of Demonstration of Information Linkage Supposing the Tokyo Metropolitan Near Field Earthquake Disaster

Yasunori Hada, Shinya Kondo, Kimiro Meguro, Miho Ohara, Shinsaku Zama, Makoto Endo, Keiji Kobayashi,
Takeyasu Suzuki, Itsuki Noda, Hiroki Shimora, Ikuo Takeuchi, Satoshi Kobayashi, and Jumpei Arakawa,
pp. 160-172

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Function of Emergency Road Networks During the Post-Earthquake Process of Lifeline Systems Restoration

Gaku Shoji and Ayumi Toyota, pp. 173-183

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Paper:

Improvement of Local Capability Under Lifeline Disruptions by Construction of Distributed Self-Sustaining Zone – Based on Research of Disaster Base Hospitals in Tokyo Capital Area

Keiko Inagaki and Satoru Sadohara, pp. 184-189

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A Basic Study of Open Space Information as Social Infrastructure for Wide-Range Cooperation in Large-Scale Seismic Disaster

Takashi Furuya, Munenari Inoguchi, Go Urakawa, and Haruo Hayashi, pp. 190-202

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Paper:

Economic Recovery Scenario Planning for a Tokyo Inland Earthquake

Shingo Nagamatsu and Haruo Hayashi, pp. 203-214

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Paper:

Ten Years of Pre-Disaster Community Development for Post-Disaster Recovery in Tokyo

Taro Ichiko, pp. 215-226

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Paper:

How to Optimize the Urban Recovery After Earthquake Disaster
– Preparedness for Recovery from the Next Tokyo Earthquake –

Itsuki Nakabayashi, pp. 227-238

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