2011.4-2012.3 Yearbook of NILIM
Research Summary


Research Center for Disaster Management

Reference Number Y111303
Title Study on schemes for improving local ability of disaster prevention based on characteristics of social capitals
Start-End Date 2009.4-2012.3
Division Earthquake Disaster Prevention Division
Author Research Coordinator for Sediment-related Disaster Prevention, Tomohiro YOSHIKAWA
Senior Researcher, Hiroaki MIYATAKE
Summary Social capitals affects regional disaster prevention capability. To increase efficiency of improvement of infrastructures for disaster prevention, facility managers should cooperate with social capitals(residents, companies etc.).This survey focused on the actions of organizations which mediate when administrators (facility managers) approach residents etc. to have them improve the disaster prevention capability of the facilities under their authority.