自治体間の交流事業が災害救援活動に果たす役割

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During the Great East Japan Earthquake, municipalities that had previously been cultivating close relations with other municipalities through exchange programs, which are completely unrelated to earthquakes, communicated with each other so that rescue parties from municipalities unaffected by the disaster were deployed in the affected municipalities. This type of autonomous behavior by municipalities is clearly linked to the prompt relief sent to the affected areas and may even have a large impact on future disaster prevention planning. The aim of this paper is to provide guidelines for conducting more effective and immediate relief efforts. In addition, by analyzing the activities carried out on the basis of the exchange programs conducted by municipalities in Yamagata Prefecture that comprise the Sendai-Yamagata Exchange Network, the role played by normal exchange programs in emergency relief efforts is clarified.
2012-02-15