AN ATTITUDINAL SURVEY OF LOCAL RESIDENTS’ EVACUATIONS IN BUNKYO-WARD AND FACILITY USE ASSUMPTIONS FOLLOWING THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN EARTHQUAKE

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to document refugees’ attitudes using a questionnaire survey and estimate the condition of shelters during the start-up period. The results of this survey provides estimates of the number of evacuees, the local councils’ preparations, and refugees’ attitude. Prominent issues were categorized into four types:
1) Shelters having a high risk of overflow shortly after the earthquake
2) Shelters in areas having a high proportion of house collapses and fires and inactive shelter-operating councils
3) Shelters with inactive shelter-operating councils and poorly informed inhabitants
4) Shelters that have to consider numerous stranded commuters