Abstract
In this study, a survey was carried out among residents at neighborhood associations in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, to examine evacuation behaviors of the residents at the time of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The results indicated that; (1) household either with a single person, with family with small children, or living in an apartment building tend to evacuate; (2) While households living in a single-family house evacuated due to, fear of earthquake shaking, households living in an apartment building took evacuation because of the scatted room conditions and building damage.
Original language | English |
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Journal | AIJ Journal of Technology and Design |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 51 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 Jun 1 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Earthquake
- Evacuation
- Indoor damage
- Questionnaire
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Architecture
- Building and Construction