Comparison Between the Life Recovery Processes After the Mid-Niigata Earthquake and the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake – Results of a Random Sampled Social Survey Using the Life Recovery Calendar and GIS-Based Spatiotemporal Analysis

Kimura, Reiji; Inoguchi, Munenari; Tamura, Keiko; Hayashi, H.

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“…Based on previous studies (Kimura, 2007; Kimura et al., 2014; Kimura et al., 2015), respondents were asked to think about how their feelings and behavior had changed over time since the torrential rain in western Japan in 2018 (see Appendix). They were then asked to select the time period that fit them best (from July, 6–7, 2018, when the torrential rain hit the area, to today) arranged over 12 milestones A–L.…”

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“…Victims’ behavioral patterns appear to change over four logarithmic time phases divided by three time criteria: 10 hours (the day of the disaster), 10 2 hours (2−4 days after the disaster), and 10 3 hours (two months after the disaster). The “recovery calendar” terms the four victim recovery phases as the “initial phase—disorientation (up to 10 hours),” the “second phase—acceptance of a new reality (up to 10 2 hours),” the “third phase—disaster utopia (up to 10 3 hours),” and the “final phase—reentry to everyday life (over 10 3 hours).” Recent studies of recovery calendar added a new phase, “creative recovery” (Kimura, Tamura et al., 2015; Kimura et al., 2014). The “creative recovery” phase is a long‐term process of recovery from one to 10 years after a disaster.…”

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“…According to the recovery calendar, the time periods when disaster victims begin to rebuild their lives include the “disaster utopia” and “recovery to everyday life” phases (Kimura et al., 2004). Moreover, there are differences in victims’ life‐recovery progress depending on the severity of damage to their home, property (Kimura, Tamura et al., 2015), and the surrounding area (Kimura, Inoguchi et al., 2015).…”

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“…Accelerating the recovery of communities is important because of the frequent occurrence of disasters. However, residents’ psychological recovery from disaster requires longer term disaster management than the physical recovery of infrastructure (Kimura, Inoguchi, Tamura, & Hayashi, 2015). According to Oishi et al.…”

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The Influence of Residents’ Resilience on the Recovery in the Torrential Rain in Western Japan in 2018

Ohtomo

Kimura

2021

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In 2018 torrential rain caused serious human suffering and damage to property in western Japan. Following such disasters, the investigation of residents’ subsequent recovery process is important to determine the support required in affected areas and disaster risk management. This study examines the effects of psychological resilience on residents’ life recovery following the torrential rain. We conducted a web survey with 1,000 residents in 13 districts of Hiroshima prefecture and 6 districts of Okayama prefecture that suffered the most damage caused by the torrential rain. The survey used the “recovery calendar” approach to assess residents’ life recovery from the disaster. Results indicated that residents who had suffered relatively little damage began to recover during the “disaster utopia” phase up to 2 months after the disaster. However, residents who had suffered serious damage began to recover during the “reentry to everyday life” phase up to 6 months after the disaster. Moreover, older residents or residents with strong psychological resilience who suffered serious damage were likely to recover sooner than those with weaker psychological resilience. Therefore, this study indicates the importance of an approach to disaster recovery according to the level of damage, phased time period, and psychological resilience.

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2021

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“…In this study, we have obtained data from the "Questionnaires on Aftershock Information and Evacuation and Sheltering Behaviors in the Kumamoto Earthquake" that was conducted by the Earthquake and Disaster-Reduction Research Division in the Research and Development Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) from November to December 2016. As expert commission members of the Headquarters of Earthquake Research Promotion in MEXT, we have designed, prepared, and analyzed the questionnaire surveys on the basis of the previous large-scale random sample questionnaire surveys conducted in the event of past earthquake disasters (Kimura, 2007;Kimura et al, , 2014Kimura et al, , 2015 [5][6][7][8].…”

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A Study on the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake: Citizen’s Evaluation of Earthquake Information and Their Evacuation and Sheltering Behaviors

Kimura¹,

Ohtomo²,

Hirata³

2017

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In order to reveal the current status and issues of the victims of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake eight months after its occurrence, we conducted large-scale random sample questionnaire surveys with victims aged 18 and over in the most affected municipalities from November to December 2016. We decided to sample a total of 7,000 victims (1,600 from Kumamoto City and 5,400 from the other thirteen municipalities) with an expected collection rate of 25% and a sampling error of 5%; 3,272 victims effectively responded to the questionnaires (effective collection rate: 46.7%). The Kumamoto Earthquake was a series of earthquakes including foreshocks and main shocks of magnitude 7 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, and aftershocks that appear to have significantly influenced the victims’ response behaviors as well as the recovery and reconstruction of the affected areas.The questionnaire survey on whether the victims’ pre-earthquake knowledge and awareness had any influence on their post-earthquake behaviors reveals that not more than 30% were aware of the active faults present in their areas before the earthquake occurred and that half of them hoped that no earthquakes would occur. On the other hand, the victims who were aware of the active faults present in their areas and who were afraid that an earthquake could occur within 10 years had planned accordingly and had stocked the necessary goods and provisions.The questionnaire survey on how the victims behaved in the event of the foreshocks and main shocks reveals that about half of them evacuated and found shelter after the foreshocks. Those who feared any aftershocks, and the damage to their buildings due to the aftershocks, evacuated and took shelter. Those whose buildings were not damaged and whose lifelines were available did not evacuate or take shelter. After the main shock, about 70% of the victims evacuated and took shelter because, in addition to their fears of the aftershocks, their buildings were actually damaged and their lifelines had been rendered unavailable.The questionnaire survey on whether the victims’ pre-earthquake knowledge and awareness had any influence on their post-earthquake behaviors reveals that in the event of an earthquake, like in the case of the foreshocks of the Kumamoto Earthquake in which human beings and buildings were not so scathed and people could not decide whether to evacuate or take shelter, those with more pre-earthquake knowledge and with awareness of earthquake damage better anticipated the aftershock occurrences. On the other hand, in the event of the main shocks of the Kumamoto Earthquake, in which there was great damage to humans and buildings, people with or without pre-earthquake knowledge and awareness on earthquake damage were urged to evacuate and take shelter.The questionnaire survey on whether aftershock information was properly communicated to the victims reveals that they followed the information on aftershocks broadcast by TVs and radios immediately after the foreshock had occurred. The victims did not follow the Meteorological Agency’s press release on the aftershocks on the afternoon of the following day in order to get an update. Instead, they took the information broadcast by TVs and radios as “no great aftershocks would occur in the future,” which was completely different from what the Meteorological Agency’s press release intended. The questionnaire survey on the influences of the aftershock information on the victims’ evacuation and sheltering behaviors reveals that the Meteorological Agency’s press release on the following day of the foreshock occurrence stated that the probability of the aftershock occurrence of lower 6 or over on the Japanese seismic intensity scale is 20% in the following three days, and that of the aftershock occurrence of upper 5 or over on the Japanese seismic intensity scale is 40%. This seems to have had a greater influence on the behaviors of the victims who assumed that “no great aftershocks would occur in the future” as compared to the behaviors of those who assumed that “an aftershock could occur anytime in the future” and “a big aftershock might occur in the future.”With regard to the movements in the victims’ long-term post-earthquake residences and evacuation destinations, 57.5% of the total victims stayed at home after the foreshock occurrence, which is not so different from the case of the Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) Earthquake, an inland earthquake with relatively few aftershock activities. However, the ratio of the victims who stayed at home stood at 28.7% after the main shock occurrence, at 32.8% on the first weekend or about four days after the foreshock occurrence, and at 49% in the week following the earthquake occurrence, which indicates that more victims evacuated and sought shelter outdoors in cars, tents, and vacant grounds as seen in the case of the Mid-Niigata Earthquake, which witnessed many aftershock activities. Therefore, the evacuation behavior pattern in the Kumamoto Earthquake may be regarded as a cross between the Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) Earthquake and the Mid-Niigata Earthquake.

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Earthquake disaster map using GIS analysis: a case study of Bener Meriah-Aceh, Indonesia

Farhan,

Nasution,

Akhyar

2024

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Comparison Between the Life Recovery Processes After the Mid-Niigata Earthquake and the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake – Results of a Random Sampled Social Survey Using the Life Recovery Calendar and GIS-Based Spatiotemporal Analysis

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The Influence of Residents’ Resilience on the Recovery in the Torrential Rain in Western Japan in 2018

The Influence of Residents’ Resilience on the Recovery in the Torrential Rain in Western Japan in 2018

A Study on the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake: Citizen’s Evaluation of Earthquake Information and Their Evacuation and Sheltering Behaviors

Earthquake disaster map using GIS analysis: a case study of Bener Meriah-Aceh, Indonesia

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