Abstract

Spatial Distribution of Consent Forms from Residents Vulnerable to Disasters
Track: Disaster and Emergency Management
Authors: Masahiro Arima, Takuya Ueno, Michitaka Arima

Based on the 'Guidelines for Supporting Residents Requiring
Assistance during Disasters' issued by the Cabinet Office of
Japanese Government in March 2005, almost all local municipalities
have been making efforts to list the residents requiring
assistance during disasters using the consent method.In this study, under the joint research with municipal
office of Miki City in Hyogo Prefecture which has adopted the
consent method since 2007 and collected more than 3,000 consent
forms out of nearly 80,000 population, we will examine the spatial
factors affecting the submission rate of forms of consent by
calculating the submission rate for each residents' association,
and mapping the results against hazard maps and questionnaire
results asking the strength of self-help, mutual-help and public-
help against natural disasters. More specifically, regression
analysis, regression analysis with spatial dummy variables and
GWR (Geographically Weighted Regression) are applied and results
are examined.