Construction of a detailed database covering disaster prevention learning facilities nationwide and creation of shared knowledge beyond the Corona Disaster

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22K18622
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Medium-sized Section 9:Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: KURATA Kazumi 名古屋大学, 減災連携研究センター, 招へい教員 (50579604)
• Project Period (FY): 2022-06-30 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 防災学習施設 / 展示 / 質問紙調査 / 運営 / コロナ禍

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Based on interviews through questionnaires and field surveys, this study was able to obtain information from 62 disaster prevention learning facilities nationwide. In summary, it was found that disaster prevention learning facilities have only recovered to an average of 70% of the number of visitors, a substantial KPI, after the Corona disaster, and that 70% of all facilities cite “aging facilities or insufficient operating costs” as an issue.
While each facility is doing its utmost to increase the number of visitors and maintain its facilities, there is little outside knowledge or information about other facilities. In order to improve this situation, networking among facilities is required, but it was also revealed that there is a big difference in the necessity of such networking between those facilities that have already established such a network and those that have not.

Free Research Field

災害情報

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究を通じて得られた知見は、調査に協力いただいた防災学習施設へとフィードバック済みであり、各施設の更新や改善において役立てていただくことが期待される。また、本研究の成果を直接的に投入した防災学習施設が、2024年5月に三重県四日市市にリニューアルオープンした。ここでは、最新の情報技術等を持ちいた展示を導入するとともに、持続可能な運用・維持管理についても視野に入れた設計がなされた。
防災学習施設は自然災害に対する事前対策の要の一つである。にもかかわらず、その実態を網羅的に把握することはこれまで行われてこなかった。本調査を継続し、防災の学びを向上させていくことは、災害大国日本のノルマである。