Relation between Understanding of Tsunami Hazard Map and Evacuation Intension from Tsunami at Kamisu-city in Ibaraki prefecture

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to find knowledge for residents to understand a tsunami hazard map for the selfhelp support by themselves. This research examines relationship between an understanding of the information about a tsunami hazard map and the intention of evacuaton from tsunami. A questionnaire was performed for residents in Kamisu-city, Ibaraki Pref., where there is brittleness to tsunami. As a result, the uncertainty of the disaster is understood, however there is a tendency which the image of the disaster is hard to be understood. Moreover, it urges safe evacuation to an understanding of a tsunami hazard map.