A STUDY ON FLOOD RISK COGNITION CONSIDERING AREA CHARACTER AND RISK INFORMATION IN TOKYO WARD AREA

• Published in: ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH Vol. 32; pp. 383 - 389
• Main Authors: HAGIHARA, Kiyoko, TSUBOI, Sotaro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Society of Civil Engineers 2004
• Subjects: Covariance structure analysis; Risk cognition; Risk information; Risk management; TOKYO Ward-areas; Urban flood damage
• ISSN: 1345-9597; 1884-8125
• DOI: 10.2208/proer.32.383

The purpose of this research is to explain the recognition structure of the flood damage risk and risk cognition.The First, flood risk recognition grasped from the area character of the waterside and the individual attribute. And then analyzed, the recognition structure of the flood damage avoidance intention by the information in the risk communication. As a result “the flood damage avoidance intention” was proved that minding “information” from “the flood damage risk” as consciousness improvement. And that was proved that the tendency of the hard repair dependence was higher than risk receptive consciousness. However, “hazard map recognition” is not known fully under the present condition, and it remains of a subject that a methodology of the information offers. Besides, it is said that water resources in urban setting such as river and waterside in Tokyo are very effective measures to prevent or mitigate natural disasters; much attentions have been paid to the utilization of water resources in the city after the Grate Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. Therefore, it is very important to make the best use of river and watersides, backed by appropriate laws and regulations, in order to improve the community's natural and living environment as well as prevention measures against natural disasters.