A STUDY ON THE ACQUISITION OF DISASTER INFORMATION DURING THE FLOOD DISASTER IN KORIYAMA AT THE END OF AUGUST, 1998

It is indispensable that disaster information enables the appropriate action to be carried out for the benefit of the affected inhabitants in the case of a flood. Also, in disaster research, it is important to understand the information acquisition situation of the inhabitants in the event of such a disaster. In this study, we examine information acquisition under actual conditions, as gleaned from a questionnaire completed as part of a survey of the inhabitants of Koriyama-City at the end of August 1998. We also explore the relationship between information acquisition format and evacuation behavior. In addition, the information needs of the affected inhabitants under actual disaster conditions are discussed.