Comparative studv of urban change due to disaster and enhancement to disaster-prevention system between two cities of Japan and U. S.

本课题为期两年，主要内容包括：（1）日本和美国大地震灾害相关文献调查，(2)福井大地震的回顾，（3）弗朗西斯科的地质调查，（4）福井和弗朗西斯科市民对地震灾害准备的问卷调查，（5）名古屋和鸟取的自然灾害实地调查，（6）灾害数据库的构建。(1)我们收集了有关日本和美国最近大地震灾害（福井大地震，坂神淡路大地震，洛马普列塔地震和北岭地震）的材料：文章，书籍，研究报告，地图和航空照片。(2)2001年2月发表了福井大地震的回顾报告。(3)服部调查了旧金山弗朗西斯科的地质基础，并收集了美国地质调查局的地震报告和地质图。在2000年底和2001年初。(4)我们在福井地区（2001年4月至6月）和旧金山弗朗西斯科南郊（2001年8月至12月）进行了关于市民对地震灾害的准备情况的问卷调查。对这两个地区收集的数据进行了分析，并发表了关于福井人准备工作的文章。(5)服部在名古屋（2000年）和鸟取县（2000年）对自然灾害造成的地区损失进行了实地调查。(6)我们的资料库正在建设中，准备向公众开放。2002年3月，我们发表了研究报告，其中包括我们在期刊上发表的文章和通过调查收集到的资料和数据。

This two-year project consisted of following parts : (1) survey of literature relating to major earthquake disasters in Japan and U.S., (2) review of Fukui Great Earthquake, (3) geological survey in San Francisco, (4) questionnaire surveys of citizens' preparedness to earthquake disasters in Fukui and San Francisco, (5) field surveys of natural disasters in Nagova and Tottori, and (6) construction of a disaster-database.(1) We collected the materials relating recent big earthquake disasters in Japan and U.S. (Fukui Great Earthquake, Hanshin-Awaji Great Earthquake, Loma Prieta Earthquake, and Northridge Earthquake) : articles, books, research reports, maps, and aerial photographs.(2) Review report on Fukui Great earthquake was published in February 2001.(3) Hattori surveyed the geological basement of San Francisco, and collected earthquake reports and geological maps in U.S.G.S. during the end of 2000 and the beginning of 2001.(4) We conducted questionnaire surveys of citizens' preparedness to earthquake disasters in Fukui area (April to June 2001), and in southern suburbs of San Francisco (August to December 2001). The data collected in the two areas were analyzed and the article on the preparedness by Fukui people was published.(5) Hattori conducted field surveys on the regional damage caused by natural disaster in Nagoya (2000) and in Tottori (2000).(6) The database of the materials collected through our two-year project is under construction to be open to the public.In March 2002, we published the research report which comprised our articles published on journals and the materials and data collected through our surveys.