Title
Identifying evacuees’ demand of tsunami shelters using agent based simulation
Date Issued
01 January 2014
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
book part
Author(s)
Adriano B.
Koshimura S.
Imamura F.
Yamazaki F.
Publisher(s)
Springer Netherlands
Abstract
In plain areas prone to tsunami, finding a way to shelter and escape from the inundation becomes a difficult task for residents. The 2011 Great East Japan Tsunami has shown that the horizontal evacuation using cars can compromise the safety of people. Another alternative is the vertical evacuation. In many cases, not only the capacity of these shelters plays an important role, but the spatial distribution and the evacuee preference for the nearest shelter. Such preference and location creates a conflict between capacity offer and demand. In this paper, we used an agent based model to simulate the evacuation of pedestrians and cars in La Punta, Peru. Twenty designated buildings for vertical evacuation are available for sheltering and escape from tsunami. The stochastic simulation of population spatial distribution and their refuge preferences revealed the over demand of some shelters. Finally, a capacity-demand map was created to share results with local authorities as a first step for future countermeasures in the district.
Start page
347
End page
358
Volume
35
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería de la construcción
Ciencias ambientales
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85014005978
Resource of which it is part
Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research
ISSN of the container
18789897
Sponsor(s)
We would like to express our deep appreciation to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and JST-JICA (Peru) for the financial support throughout the study. Also, a special thanks to the authorities and residents in La Punta for their participation and insights.
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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