The people's actual movements at great disasters - Through the analysis at the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake disaster

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the actual people's movements just after the GreatHanshin Awaji Earthquake disaster. The major findings revealed from the analysis are summarized as follows, 1) The movements to take refuge reached the peak at one hour after earthquake and continued for a long time. 2) The commuter's comeback day was different by people if taken refuge or not. The time duration taken before commuter's comeback is within one week for non refuge group and is within two weeks for refuge group. 3) Most of other first movements after a few hours were important reason to help the sufferers and so on.