Environmental Cognition and Tsunami Evacuation Planning(<Special Issue>Safe and Resilient Society against Natural Disaster)

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  • ISAGAWA Teruyuki
    Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • OHNO Ryuzo
    Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology

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  • 環境認知を考慮した津波避難計画へ(<特集>自然災害に対して安全でレジリエントな社会)
  • Environmental Cognition and Tsunami Evacuation Planning

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This article focuses on the effects of residents' cognition of their local environment on evacuation behavior in the event of tsunami. We conducted questionnaire surveys and a sketch map survey in the coastal area of Onjuku town, Chiba prefecture. The results revealed that actual behavior was not consistent with the result of a similar survey conducted before the earthquake, decision-making was based on cognition of terrain, although it was not always correct, and some improper evacuation behavior were related to "distorted" cognitive map. These results suggest that understanding residents' cognitive environment is important to develop effective tsunami evacuation planning.

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  • MERA Journal

    MERA Journal 16 (2), 20-23, 2014-03-20

    Man-Environment Research Association

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