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A Study on the Damage and Business Continuity at Facilities for the Elderly by Great East Japan Earthquake

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: The aim of this study is to clarify the damages and the Business Continuity caused by The Great East Japan Earthquake about facilities for the elderly through visiting and interview survey. The results are as follows; 1) Residents in community-based facilities evacuated from tsunami were using cars. Those in large-scale facilities evacuated to the upper floors using the staircases being carried by care staff. 2) Residents in facilities, their rooms' windows or sprinklers were broken caused by the earthquake, were forced to evacuate to another floors or buildings. 3) Even in the facilities with no or less damaged, the care system had to be changed and the residents were forced to move to another room in the same facilities for a certain period of time. This was caused for providing accommodation for refugees in the area, lifeline cutoff and staff shortages.

Source: Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)

DOI: 10.3130/aija.78.1733

Authors: Kentaro YAMAGUCHI, Satoshi ISHII, Yukiko INOUE, Ken MIURA

Institutions: Tohoku Institute of Technology, Kindai University

Language: English

Topic: Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2332843454

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Cited by: 6

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