Abstract
This paper aimed to evaluate the disaster countermeasures from the viewpoint of plan-
ning science, mainly targeted at the Kumamoto Earthquake. This paper firstly introduced disaster
countermeasures of affected local governments within Kumamoto Prefecture. Next, by narrowing
the focus on the disaster countermeasures concerning the intangible side of things, this paper eval-
uate three points including (1) issues concerning the assumption of disaster countermeasures, (2)
issues concerning the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) of both government and private corporations,
the District Continuity Plan (DCP) concerning local communities, the Community Continuity Plan
(CCP) concerning local communities, and (3) issues concerning disaster countermeasures besides the
two issues mentioned above. Based on the discussion results, it was pointed out that the disaster
countermeasures assuming complex continuous disasters should be considered.
