LESSONS FROM THE GREAT HANSHIN EARTHQUAKE: TOWARDS TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT

The Great Hanshin Earthquake on January 17, 1995, caused tremendous damage and killed more than 6000 people in Kobe and the surrounding areas. The purpose of this paper is to look at the transportation system itself, especially focusing on the transportation infrastructure and what we learned from the great disaster for transportation planning and management. First, we will summarize the damage to transportation infrastructure caused by the earthquake. Second, we will explain the traffic situation during the emergency period and discuss the gap between reality and transportation policy. Third, we will critically analyze the transportation infrastructure improvement policy, attempting to determine effective policy.

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• Authors:
  • Mizutani, F
  • Shoji, K
• Conference:
  • World Transport Research: Selected Proceedings of the 8th World Conference on Transport Research
  • Location: Antwerp, Belgium
  • Date: 1998-7-12 to 1998-7-17
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 499-512

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquakes; Emergency training; Improvements; Infrastructure; Management; Policy; Ports; Railroad rails; System design; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00784048
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0080435904
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 3
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 2000 12:00AM