A Close Investigation of Municipality-Level Emergency Responses at the 2000 Tottoriken-seibu Earthquake

Abstract

This investigation study aims at accumulating data on emergency responses in municipal governments by earthquakes, and at characterizing those in terms of seismic intensity and other influential factors. To do this, a questionnaire survey was made to all the municipalities where the 2000 Tottoriken-seibu Earthquake attacked, and a comparative study was additionally made with 3 earthquakes in recent decades. This study is situated as a part of preparatory works for designing of "optimal emergency responses by municipality" under given seismic intensity with variety of environs.