昭57.8大和川水害における住民の避難行動について

Abstract

There are probably two methods to reduce human damages during a flood disaster, that is, preventive works as hard aspect and refuge of inhabitants as soft aspect. The former genarallyhave a practical limit when it is attacked by the flood beyond its preventive strength. At that time, the latter becomes very important.Heavy rainfall attacked Kinki area at the beginning of August in 1982, and inhabitants sufferedenormous damages. This paper deals with the actual conditions of refuge of inhabitants who livein Ohji Town and Matsubara City in the basin of Yamato River by the questionnaire researchand with the analysis of them. Through this investigation, the facts that the actual conditions ofrefuge are not necessarily sufficient and that public office and community should have an effectiverole in the activities of refuge are made clear, and a few suggestions to establish an effective refugesystem are offered.