Empirical Research on Required Factors for Utilization of Resources Within Affected Regions in Disaster Response by Municipalities

－Analysis Focusing on “Universalization”, “Boundary Crossing” and “Cooperation”－

Abstract

The authors conducted the structural equation modeling based on the questionnaire survey to municipalities, in order to reveal causal relations between the disaster response by local government utilizing resources within affected regions and “universalization”, “boundary crossing” and “cooperation” before disaster. The results are as follows; firstly, “cooperation” is a parameter of “boundary crossing”. Secondary, “universalization” and “boundary crossing” have relations to “maximization of resource within affected regions” and “optimization of organizational management”during a disaster. Finally, this paper shows specific elements of “universalization” and “boundary crossing”.