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Evaluation of Regional Vulnerability to Disasters by People of Ishikawa, Japan: A Cross Sectional Study Using National Health Insurance Data

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  • Makoto Fujiu

    (Faculty of Environmental Design, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan)

  • Yuma Morisaki

    (Division of Environmental Design, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan)

  • Junichi Takayama

    (Faculty of Environmental Design, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan)

  • Kiyoko Yanagihara

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-0942, Japan)

  • Tatsuya Nishino

    (Faculty of Environmental Design, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan)

  • Masahiko Sagae

    (Faculty of Economics and Management, Institute of Human and Social Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan)

  • Kohei Hirako

    (Organization of Frontier Science and Innovation, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan)

Abstract

The 2013 Partial Amendment of the Disaster Countermeasures Basic Law mandated that a roster of vulnerable persons during disasters be created, and further development of evacuation support is expected. In this study, the number of vulnerable people living in target analytical areas are identified in terms of neighborhood units by using the National Health Insurance Database to create a realistic and efficient evacuation support plan. Later, after considering the “vulnerability” of an area to earthquake disaster damage, a quantitative evaluation of the state of the disaster is performed using a principle component analysis that further divided the analytical target areas into neighborhood units to make a detailed determination of the number of disaster-vulnerable persons, the severity of the disaster, etc. The results of the disaster evaluation performed after considering the vulnerability of an area are that 628 disaster-vulnerable persons live in areas with a relatively higher disaster evaluation value.

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  • Makoto Fujiu & Yuma Morisaki & Junichi Takayama & Kiyoko Yanagihara & Tatsuya Nishino & Masahiko Sagae & Kohei Hirako, 2018. "Evaluation of Regional Vulnerability to Disasters by People of Ishikawa, Japan: A Cross Sectional Study Using National Health Insurance Data," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-14, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:3:p:507-:d:136073
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