FOOD SIMULATION ASSUMING A LARGE-SCALE DISASTER

Abstract

 In Japan, a lot of natural disasters are expected to occur with a high probability in near future. After a major disaster, relief supplies can't get immediately. Therefore, self-help and mutual assistance of inhabitants are more important than public aid. It is worth considering food of the household during daily life, but not stockpiling of food for disaster. However, there have been few studies about the amount of the food of the household. The purpose of this study is to examine self-help and mutual assistance of inhabitants using the food of household during daily life.
 Questionnaire survey were conducted in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, and in Adachi Ward, Tokyo. As a result, there are more food in Kanazawa than Tokyo. Moreover we carry out the food simulation considering Nankai Trough earthquake. As a result of the simulation, total calories of meat, seafood, and vegetables are short of calories which are necessary to refuge life per day. However, there exists large quantities of grain, especially rice. They are calories which necessary for 4-8 days. These foods can be used for self-help and mutual assistance during disaster.