DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE SCENARIO SIMULATOR IN FLOOD TIME AND ITS APPLICATION TO DISASTER EDUCATION

Abstract

The primary mitigation measure for flood disaster is to develop effective evacuation strategies and to implement disaster education. A Comprehensive Scenario Simulator in Flood Time was developed as a tool to optimize the warning system and evacuation. The simulator combines hydrodynamic simulation of flood with warning and human-response simulations for evacuation. Therefore, the use of this simulator can be twofold: One as a strategy tool to examine effective flood disaster mitigation measures. Two, because of its visual presentation, this simulator can be used as a risk communication tool to learn about various disaster phenomena and appropriate actions to be taken to reduce the impact of flood disasters.