Abstract
Development of GIS Based Information Systems for People Vulnerable to Disaster
Track: Disaster Management and Emergency Response
Author(s): Masahiro Arima, Hajime Kawamukai
How to help people in need of support such as elderly, disabled and sick evacuate promptly and properly in a time of disaster is a big problem for local governments in Japan where huge human damage has been brought by typhoons, heavy rains and tsunamis. In order to cope with this problem we must first list those people who need support and then assign neighbors who can help them evacuate to each of those listed. GIS based information systems would be a great assistance in this task. However growing consciousness to privacy and collapse of communities prevent local government to develop such support system. In this paper we present and discuss some possibilities and problems of GIS based information system to support disaster vulnerable people based on our experience of developing a prototype system in Miki city, Japan.
Masahiro Arima
University of Hyogo
1-3-3, Higashi-Kawasaki, Chuo,
Kobe , Hyogo 650-0044
Japan
Phone: +81-78-367-8623
Fax: +81-78-367-8623
E-mail: arima@ai.u-hyogo.ac.jp
Hajime Kawamukai
University of Hyogo
1-3-3, Higashi-Kawasaki, Chuo,
Kobe , Hyogo 650-0044
Japan
Phone: 81-78-367-8622
E-mail: kawamukai@ai.u-hyogo.ac.jp