RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CREATION OF LOCAL HAZARD MAP AND FLOOD DAMAGE MITIGATION ACTIVITIES BY RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION – CASE STUDY IN SHIGA PREFECTURE -

Abstract

 Recently, improvement of community’s capability for disaster prevention and creation of flood hazard map has been promoted by local governments because of more frequent occurrence of large-scale floods and landslide disasters. This study carried out the questionnaire survey to every residents’ association in Shiga prefecture to clarify the relationship between flood damage mitigation activities in the community and creation of flood hazard map by residents. Statistical analysis was performed based on cross tables of 2248 responses.

 As a result, the residents' associations which had created hazard map by themselves tended to carry out patrols of vulnerable points, community leaders’ meetings, stacking sandbags, confirmation of residents’ safety, and evacuation guidance when flood risk becomes high. Among such associations, a residents' association tended to carry out patrols of vulnerable points, communication with for flood prevention team, community leaders’ meetings, and confirmation of residents’ safety, if the associations had designed evacuation routes and refuges in its creating process of HM.