When the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake struck Japan in 1995, water transportation effectively supported rescue operations. Subsequently, Tokyo metropolitan government created a plan for a series of disaster relief piers in preparation for the Tokyo Metropolitan Epicentral Earthquake. In this study, we carried out field surveys for nine disaster relief piers which were established by the Japanese government, the Tokyo metropolitan government, and the wards in Tokyo, in order to find out issues of disaster relief piers for wheelchair users in case of a disaster. In the surveys, we checked the actual conditions of barrier-free implementation of the disaster relief piers, and analyzed the accessibility from the shelters to the disaster relief piers in terms of the shortest distance and travel time. As a result, we elucidated various mobility barriers for wheelchair users when they evacuate to the disaster relief piers.
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ASME 2011 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering
June 19–24, 2011
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Conference Sponsors:
- Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-4437-3
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An Experimental Study on the Waterway Rescue System for Natural Disasters in the Tokyo Metropolis
Chiu Hsien Yu,
Chiu Hsien Yu
Nihon University, Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
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Wataru Miyazaki,
Wataru Miyazaki
Nihon University, Chiba, Japan
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Kazukiyo Yamamoto,
Kazukiyo Yamamoto
Nihon University, Chiba, Japan
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Kazuya Egami
Kazuya Egami
Ecoh Corporation, Chiba, Japan
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Chiu Hsien Yu
Nihon University, Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Tomoe Oikawa
Nihon University, Chiba, Japan
Wataru Miyazaki
Nihon University, Chiba, Japan
Takeo Kondo
Nihon University, Chiba, Japan
Kazukiyo Yamamoto
Nihon University, Chiba, Japan
Kazuya Egami
Ecoh Corporation, Chiba, Japan
Paper No:
OMAE2011-49858, pp. 129-134; 6 pages
Published Online:
October 31, 2011
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Yu, CH, Oikawa, T, Miyazaki, W, Kondo, T, Yamamoto, K, & Egami, K. "An Experimental Study on the Waterway Rescue System for Natural Disasters in the Tokyo Metropolis." Proceedings of the ASME 2011 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. Volume 5: Ocean Space Utilization; Ocean Renewable Energy. Rotterdam, The Netherlands. June 19–24, 2011. pp. 129-134. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2011-49858
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