2022 年 41 巻 p. 143-153
Existing facilities are being converted to disaster shelters for disaster in Japan. This study traces the history of the current situation in Japan where evacuation shelters are "converted from existing facilities" and set up in "public facilities" from disaster records， relevant laws and regulations， and Diet discussions. This study revealed that 1) The reason for this style of evacuation centers in Japan is that public facilities such as local elementary schools were claimed to be effective as disaster shelters for local residents，2) It became clear that elementary schools were positioned as the central facility of the community in the event of elections and evacuations，and that measures such as earthquake resistance were granted to strengthen their functions and promote the designation of disaster shelters.
