A MAPPING OF SUPPORT INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS AND RAILROAD USERS AT TIMES OF WIDESPREAD DISASTER IN OSAKA BAY AREA

Abstract

 In the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake, the railroad network was broken down and many people wandered around the street. In this study, the map was developed to support return home of wandering people at time of the wide spread disaster. Study site is Osaka bay area where it is expected that the coastal area will suffer severe damage by Nankai Trough earthquake in the near future. In this paper, the results of before and after questionary investigations are reported. There are some improvements in developed map, however, it is clarified that residents and railroad users think print map is useful.