Rollout of a Database-Supported Exercise Method to Promote Inter-Municipal Sharing and Transfer of Disaster Lessons: Application to Housing Damage Assessment
7th ACUDR The Asian Conference on Urban Reduction (2026.06)바로가기
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pp.7-7
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Masao Taninobu, Daisuke Ebisuzaki, Takaaki Kato
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영어(ENG)
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https://www.earticle.net/Article/A490181
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This study aims to enhance the inter-municipal sharing and transfer of practical disaster response knowledge, thereby strengthening the operational capabilities of municipal officers. In Japan, large-scale disasters require nationwide mutual aid dispatches, during which officers support essential municipal functions such as shelter management, housing damage assessment, and issuing disaster damage certificates. Because housing damage assessment is conducted only during disasters, officers have limited opportunities to gain experience, making prior exercise indispensable for timely and consistent assessments. To facilitate the transfer of lessons, we created a disaster lessons database (DB) that organizes field insights collected by support officers during previous major disasters. Lessons were gathered from twelve activity reports published by four prefectures and eight designated cities in Japan, and these lessons were then categorized into four key municipal functions. Each lesson was rewritten into a brief, attribute-tagged statement to serve as material for exercises that demonstrate operational realities not covered in manuals. This presentation introduces a workshop-based exercise method implemented in Kitakyushu City, Japan, that uses the DB. Participants extract keywords from lesson statements and visualize their relationships through concept mapping, enabling them to identify essential concepts and judgment elements embedded in assessment tasks. In a previous study, the method was applied to administrative staff and university students who had little or no experience in shelter management. In this study, to examine its practical application, the method was used in a leadership exercise program for twelve municipal officers and firefighters in Kitakyushu City responsible for assessing housing damage. According to the instructor, concept mapping helped participants understand the structure of lessons, clarify the basis of operational judgment, and develop shared perspectives. These results suggest that combining a structured lessons DB with workshops is an effective approach for transferring disaster knowledge, improving assessment operations, fostering shared situational understanding, and supporting early recovery for affected residents.
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Masao Taninobu [ Graduate School of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu; Kitakyushu City Fire and Disaster Management Bureau; Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, The University of Kitakyushu ]
Daisuke Ebisuzaki [ Graduate School of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu; Kitakyushu City Fire and Disaster Management Bureau; Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, The University of Kitakyushu ]
Takaaki Kato [ Graduate School of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu; Kitakyushu City Fire and Disaster Management Bureau; Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, The University of Kitakyushu ]