著者

太田 好乃 牛山 素行

出版者

日本自然災害学会

雑誌

自然災害科学 (ISSN:02866021)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.28, no.3, pp.249-257, 2009-11-28

参考文献数

12

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This paper is intended as a fundamental study of disaster prevention education based on the actual education that is occurring in different regions. A survey was administered in 426 elementary schools, 198 junior high schools and 93 high schools in Iwate prefecture and 588 schools completed the questionnaire form. This study compared disaster education in inland areas to that in coastal areas. The results showed a clear difference between the disaster education programs in inland areas and those in coastal areas. Coastal area schools are aware of the risk and conduct more aggressive disaster prevention education than inland area schools. Furthermore, schools located nearer a coast line are active in providing disaster prevention education. Coastal areas are at risk for being hit by tsunamis. However, there is no difference in the risks from other hazards, such as earthquakes, flood and sediment disasters, between inland and coastal areas. Unreasonable risk perception and regional differences in providing disaster education are undesirable from the standpoint of disaster prevention. The perception of risk by schools needs to be assessed, to see if their perceptions match the actual risks faced.