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3-4. Disaster Management Exhibition
3-4-1. Why a Disaster Technology Database is Necessary?
When one plans to purchase disaster management equipment or when one wants to knowwhat type of disaster management equipment is available on market, it is not easy to find suchinformation. Disaster-related technologies extend over a wide range; the jacks for rescuing avictim trapped under a collapsed building, fixtures to prevent furniture from tumbling, portable
toilets for temporary evacuation facilities, water purification equipment to produce drinking
water, machinery and equipment such as earthquake-absorbing devices for building,communication systems and disaster reduction GIS using satellites, damage estimation systemand forecast/prediction technologies are examples of the extremely wide range of technologies
and equipment available.
On the other hand, development of disaster-related technologies and equipment is not easy todevelop because the purposes of the applications are limited. In addition, even when a newtechnology or piece of equipment is developed, advertising is limited due to the small market.
However, these technologies and equipment make a significant contribution in improving thedisaster management capability of an entire society. Accordingly, it is important to expand themarketing by providing information on these technologies and equipment to a wider range oforganizations and individuals, including local municipal bodies, private companies, NGOs andthe general public.
One of the means to increase awareness is the exhibition of disaster reduction technologies
and equipment. Such exhibitions have been held in Tokyo, Yokohama and Kobe ever since theGreat Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.
Although a large number of individuals visited these exhibitions as indicated in the Table
below, information or communication via exhibitions is limited to the exhibition visitors, anddisaster reduction personnel in remote areas do not have easy access to such information.
Because of these limitations, ADRC opened a Virtual Exhibition of Disaster Reduction
Technologies on its website to facilitate easy access to the information from anywhere in theworld.
Table. 3-4-1-1

Overview of Disaster-related Exhibitions

Place

Name

PeriodVisitors

Exhibitors

BoothsTokyo International Fire Prevention and Disaster Reduction
Exhibition

June 4-9, 1998

Tokyo214,064

260

1,380

Disaster Rescue Fair 2000

April 20-23, 2000

51,66870900

Earthquake Disaster Reduction Technology Exhibition ‘02

February 14-15, 2002

5,636

125

128

Earthquake Disaster Reduction Technology Exhibition ‘03

February 6-7, 2003

6,629

96

157

Earthquake Disaster Reduction Technology Exhibition ‘97

January 16-17, 1997

4,264

130

230

Earthquake Disaster Reduction Technology Exhibition ‘98

January 13-14, 1998

3,220

115

215

Earthquake Disaster Reduction Technology Exhibition ‘99

January 13-14, 1999

3,830

120

135

Earthquake Disaster Reduction Technology Exhibition ‘00

January 27-28, 2000

3,479

59

81

Earthquake Disaster Reduction Technology Exhibition ‘01

January 18-19, 2001

3,541

50

72

Earthquake Disaster Reduction Technology Exhibition ‘02

February 14-15, 2002

1,550

2525

Earthquake Disaster Reduction Technology Exhibition ‘03

January 30-31, 2003

3,3364348

Yokohama

Kobe

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3-4-2. Virtual Internet Exhibition of Disaster Reduction
Technologies
ADRC prepared a database of disaster reduction technologies and opened a virtual exhibition
on January 17, 2001 so that anyone can view various technologies and equipment over theInternet.
ADRC’s website now has a button link to the virtual exhibition. Clicking the button will takethe visitors to a menu screen to select the technologies and/or equipment they want to view. For
those who require more detailed information, a link to the manufacturers homepage or contact
information such as an email address or phone number is available for direct contact.
By providing the virtual exhibition service, ADRC aims at communicating information on
disaster management technologies and equipment in a way that actual exhibitions do. However,
the organizations or companies that develop disaster management technologies and equipment
do not always have their own homepages, and if they have a homepage, it is only available inJapanese. To resolve such a communication problem, ADRC is assisting these organizations
and companies by providing standard homepage design templates and/or English translation of
the articles on the various homepages. Thus, ADRC is promoting active information exchanges
between the exhibitors and visitors by utilizing the human and physical resources that ADRC
has at its disposal. As of the end of March 2003, a total of 203 items have been or are exhibitedon the site from 60 organizations and companies.
ADRC will continue to make every effort to investigate and exhibit disaster reduction
technologies and equipment developed in other Asian countries.

3-4-3. Classification of Disaster Reduction Technologies
As shown in the table below, the thesaurus of the database is designed for the classification
by time line, technology and equipment.
Table. 3-4-3-1

Time Line
Mitigation

Preparedness

Response
Recovery

Database Structure

A. Technology
a. Earthquake-resistance technology,
earthquake-absorbing technology
b. Antiseismic evaluation
a. Disaster reduction plans, damage estimation,
forecast/prediction
b. Support to drills
a. Disaster monitoringb. Communication networka. Recovery support system

B. Equipmenta. Fixturesb. Emergency shut-off systema. Various emergency stock

a. Rescue, emergency medical careb. Firefighting
a. Remote control robots
b. Assistance to daily life

In order to attain a database loaded with useful information, cooperation from organizations
and companies that own disaster reduction technologies and equipment is indispensable. It will
be important to continue to make appeals to more organizations and companies for participationin the virtual exhibition.

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3. Accumulation and Provision of Information on Natural Disasters and Disaster ReductionFig. 3-4-3-1 Example of Internet Virtual Exhibition of Disaster Reduction Technologies andEquipment

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Fig. 3-4-3-2

Network of Virtual Internet Exhibition

ADRC Disaster Technique Products Exhibition on the Internet Website

A D R C

Homepages【Preparedness】
LINK
Company or ...

LINK

Homepages【Mitigation】

Homepages【Responce】
ENTRANCE

Company or...

ACCESS

LINK
Homepages【Recovery】
LINK

USER
Company or ...

TEL FAXE-mail７１Company orOrganization
etc.