Implementation of a disaster management system for local governments in Japan

摘要

Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011 has been delayed.To suitably respond to similar large-scale disasters in the future,the implementation of a disaster management system at the local municipal level,aimed at rapid reconstruction that includes management of processes from pre-disaster to the reconstruction phase,is required.In this study,we develop a prototype of such a system,which is referred to as the Local Government Disaster Management System(LGDMS).For our study,we collaborate with a municipality in Kochi,Japan.In the LGDMS prototype,we use a Work Breakdown Structure(WBS)format,wherein the contents of each activity and roles of different organizations in those activities are defined based on a study of organizational problems and law and regulation issues among the central government,prefectural governments,and municipal governments.The Construction Management Committee of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers(JSCE)established a subcommittee for this research.This subcommittee is composed of university faculty members,local consulting engineers,and administrative officials in Tohoku and Kochi.The subcommittee is striving to implement LGDMS in several municipalities in Kochi.