Building a Disaster Resilience Information Platform to Accompany Disaster Victims

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20H04474
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 90010:Design-related
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: Fuji Tomoaki 九州大学, 芸術工学研究院, 教授 (60274544)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 尾方 義人 九州大学, 芸術工学研究院, 教授 (20326416)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: レジリエンス / 災害 / 避難所

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study is to reduce disaster stress among disaster victims and municipal staff and to prevent secondary disasters such as disaster-related deaths. For that purpose, the ICT-based information platform was developed to support disaster victims and their supporters.
The information managed by this platform includes people (victims) and goods (relief supplies, etc.) in shelters and disaster-related information (e.g. prospects for restoring power). With regard to people, a platform has been built to collect information on victims simply by touching their Individual Number Card. With regard to goods, a platform has been built on which supporters can request relief supplies via tablet terminals. With regard to disaster-related information, necessary information for victims and supporters can be easily accessed via smartphones and other devices.

Free Research Field

レジリエンスデザイン、機能工学、設計工学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義は、さまざまなステークホルダー（利害関係者）と連携し、ICT, IoT, AIといった既存の技術を、デザインの力で災害情報プラットフォームという形で社会に還元させるところにある。
社会的意義は、本研究成果が発災後の社会のレジリエンス向上に寄与するところにある。本研究は、「平成28年（2016年）熊本地震」後に見直された政府の防災基本計画においてICTの活用が盛り込まれたことを踏まえ、すなわち社会の要請を受けて取り組んだものであり、この点からも社会的意義が大きいといえる。