Inhabitants' Degree of Peace of Mind for Tsunami Evacuation Planning: Considering Local Community

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The Great East Japan Earthquake dramatically changed the image of earthquakes and tsunamis of Japan. The concept of tsunami disaster prevention measures was also changed with the viewpoint of "to evacuate" becoming more important. This study focused on the relationship of evacuation distance and inhabitants' degree of peace of mind, considering the change of the degree of peace of mind due to the modification of the evacuation conditions. As a result of the change in conditions, in Kushiro city, the inhabitants' degree of peace of mind is very low, especially concerning individuals who cannot evacuate independently. This study revealed that the daily preparation for earthquakes can improve the degree of peace of mind and revealed the importance of the state of tsunami evacuation planning in Kushiro city.