Behavioral Analysis of Homebound Public Transport Users During Downpour Conditions

A downpour disaster that occurred on the evening of September 11, 2000 seriously damaged the traffic network in Nagoya city. It also created many problems in traffic management and information services. In this study, we explored the return-home behavior of people during disasters; in particular, we...

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Published inAsian Transport Studies Vol. 1; no. 3; pp. 318 - 333
Main Authors FUJITA, Motohiro, MITAMURA, Jun, SUZUKI, Koji
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies 2011
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Disaster prevention planning
Returning-home behavior
Traffic management
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Summary:A downpour disaster that occurred on the evening of September 11, 2000 seriously damaged the traffic network in Nagoya city. It also created many problems in traffic management and information services. In this study, we explored the return-home behavior of people during disasters; in particular, we analyzed individual behavior and awareness of disaster prevention in a future downpour among public transportation users through a questionnaire survey. The subjects of the survey were mainly people who travel on foot and/or public transportation users. The results showed that many people were obliged to change their destination due to the suspension of railroad services or to return home on foot. We show that we can control reckless journeys of homebound citizens during disasters, and thus, ensure their safety.
ISSN:2185-5560
DOI:10.11175/eastsats.1.318