A Study on the Evaluation of the Appropriateness of Hazard Information Labeling Considering the Narrative of Local Space

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K04612
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 25030:Disaster prevention engineering-related
• Research Institution: University of Hyogo
• Principal Investigator: Takada Tomoki 兵庫県立大学, 自然・環境科学研究所, 准教授 (60707892)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 地域空間の物語性 / 風土性 / 神社空間 / 妖怪

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The objective of this study is to demonstrate the significance of the "narrative of local space" for disaster reduction. This concept describes the manner in which an event is conveyed with context and progression, and is tied to the specific land and environment. In response to this objective, this study reveals that in traditional Japanese society, three attitudes were instrumental in reducing disaster risk: "avoid," "pray," and "tell stories." The study then proceeded to develop a social experiment on community disaster reduction activities in modern times. The results demonstrated that by introducing the perspective of the "narrative of local space," individuals can select and interpret specific events that occurred not only in their own time and place, but also in the past and in other locations. This allows them to retain these memories in a way that relates them to their own spheres of interest.

Free Research Field

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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の重要な学術的成果は、近代的合理性を問い直し、自然・文化・主観・客観・個人・集団が通態的に連関している現実のなかでの防災の姿勢および地域防災の手法を提示したことである。「地域空間の物語性」の視点を導入することは、矛盾や理不尽を含みながら、複雑な自然環境のなかのリスクと対峙するための重要な姿勢を、個々の人びとが自ら見出すことにつながっていく。それは、科学的知見にもとづく理性的判断だけでなく、人びとの感性にもとづく新たな防災手法の展開を実現する。