Abstract
In this study, a hearing survey was conducted on residents of temporary dwellings in order to try to determine how and why parks were used for evacuation after the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake. Three types of refugees were identified. One was the temporary refugee, another was a temporary refugee who stayed and became a long-term refugee, and the third was the refugee who moved into a park from another place. The most important and common reasons for all refugee to choose a particular park as evacuation site was its proximity to their residence. The second reason was, for temporary refugees openness, and for long-term refugees a place where they could obtain enough privacy. The degree and ways which the refugee had used a park before the earthquake is thought to have influenced their decisions.
