An Analysis of a Local Government's Disaster Response Activity Records from the Viewpoint of Information Management

Shinya Kondo; Kimiro Meguro

doi:10.20965/jdr.2008.p0457

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JDR Vol.3 No.6 pp. 457-466

(2008)

doi: 10.20965/jdr.2008.p0457

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An Analysis of a Local Government's Disaster Response Activity Records from the Viewpoint of Information Management

Shinya Kondo^* and Kimiro Meguro^**

^*The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Inst., 1-5-2 Wakinohama-kaigandori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0073, Japan

^**Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan

Received:

September 9, 2008

Accepted:

December 16, 2008

Published:

December 1, 2008

Keywords:

disaster management for local government, disaster response information database, information traceability, disaster response analysis

Abstract

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.

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S. Kondo and K. Meguro, “An Analysis of a Local Government's Disaster Response Activity Records from the Viewpoint of Information Management,” J. Disaster Res., Vol.3 No.6, pp. 457-466, 2008.

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References

[1] S. Kondo and K. Meguro, “Development of a New Method for Disaster Response Assessment Using Disaster Information Obtained by Current System,” JSCE Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol.28, 2005.
[2] S. Kondo and K. Meguro, “Development of New Style Disaster Information Database for Implementation of Efficient Disaster Countermeasures,” Journal of Social Safety Science, No.4, pp. 261-266, 2002.
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http://www.pref.niigata.jp/content/jishin/jishin_!1.html
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http://www.fdma.go.jp/concern/index.html
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This article is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationa License.

[1] [1] S. Kondo and K. Meguro, “Development of a New Method for Disaster Response Assessment Using Disaster Information Obtained by Current System,” JSCE Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol.28, 2005.

[2] [2] S. Kondo and K. Meguro, “Development of New Style Disaster Information Database for Implementation of Efficient Disaster Countermeasures,” Journal of Social Safety Science, No.4, pp. 261-266, 2002.

[3] [3] Niigata Prefecture, “The local disaster prevention plan — Earthquake measures —,” 2004.

[4] [4] Niigata Prefecture, “Information about the Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake in 2004,”
http://www.pref.niigata.jp/content/jishin/jishin_!1.html

[5] [5] Fire and Disaster Management Agency, “The Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake in 2004,”
http://www.fdma.go.jp/concern/index.html

[6] [6] Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution, “Studies on the Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake Disasters of 2004,” 2005.

An Analysis of a Local Government's Disaster Response Activity Records from the Viewpoint of Information Management

Shinya Kondo* and Kimiro Meguro**

Shinya Kondo^* and Kimiro Meguro^**