The Effects of The East Japan Earthquake Disaster on Walking Events : Decisions, Actions and Problems

概要

論文の詳細を見る
Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate how decisions were made to hold or cancel walking events after the Tohoku region Pacific coast earthquake, and whether any problems were caused by the actions. Methods : Four walking events were selected (2 cases of holding and 2 cases of cancellation) from among the Japanese major walking events which were scheduled from 12th March to the end of April in 2011. Subsequently, interview surveys were conducted with 4 participants who belonged to the executive committees of each event. The questions included how the decisions were made to hold or cancel the walking events, the actions after their decisions and the problems that resulted from the actions. Results : The results showed that there was not an unfavorable opinion from stakeholders after holding or cancellation was decided, as far as members of the planning committees knew, in all of cases. The fact that cancellation resulted in deficits because of paid-back registration fees was identified. On the other hand, the fact that the races which were held could avoid deficits by controlling expenses, even though the number of participants decreased by hundreds because of the earthquake disaster, was identified. Discussion : These results indicate that the planning committees were less likely to be criticized for holding / cancellation of walking events, if they could take appropriate actions after their decisions. Furthermore, our findings demonstrate that taking advanced preparations such as controlling budget carefully might lower the risks after natural disasters occur.

The Effects of The East Japan Earthquake Disaster on Walking Events : Decisions, Actions and Problems

スポンサーリンク

概要

著者

関連論文

スポンサーリンク