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[HDS07-06] Characteristics of the literacy education for volcanic disaster reduction in Mt. Ontake area from comparative study with other volcanic areas
Keywords:volcano disaster management, disaster prevention literacy, education and prevalence, Mt.Ontake, high-risk modest scale eruption , qualitative study
After the eruption in 2014 of Mt. Ontake volcano, Ontakesan Volcano Laboratory, Nagoya University was established on 2017 to keep and develop the face-to-face relationship between the local community and volcano experts and the Ontakesan Volcano Meister System started on 2018 to be engaged in activities for volcanic disaster management and regional promotion. In addition, two visitor centers opened in Kiso town (foot of the Mt. Ontake) and Otaki village (entrance of trail to the summit) in 2022. In this presentation, we compared the advanced activities for literacy education of volcanic disaster managemet on other volcanic areas (Aso, Mt. Fuji, Hakone etc.) with the activities of Ontakesan volcano Meisters up to now. We considered common and different issue among them to clarify characteristics of the literacy education for volcano disaster reduction in Ontake area and to look for effective measures for solving problems specific to the area.
After the eruption in 2014, the volcano disaster management in Ontake area was discussed at workshops in the project “Development of problem-solution methods in volcano disaster management as a methodological application of clinical environmental studies (clinical volcano disaster management) (1-3)”. And Nagano Prefecture also constitute Volcano Disaster Prevention Study Group (Nagano-ken kazan bosai no arikata kentoukai) (4) to establish the Volcano Meister System and two visitor centers.
The Ontakesan Volcano Meister is responsible for effective spreading and enlightening of knowledge about volcanoes and volcano disaster management in the area around Mt. Ontake, and promotes the interest to the Kiso region that coexists with volcanoes (5-7). Currently (February 2023), 18 meisters are engaged and actively involved in volcano meister activities such as enlightenment activities for safe mountain climbing, outdoor study sessions, volcano model experiment for local elementary school students (8), questionnaires for climbers.
In addition to Mt. Usu, Mt. Bandai, Mt. Unzen and Sakurajima areas surveyed by last year (9, 10), we made interview surveys in Mt. Aso, Mt. Fuji and Hakone volcano area with representatives of the facilities that are bases for volcano disaster management education and geopark activities. The main survey subjects are their role and validity in volcano disaster management and tourism, the communication with volcano researchers, local government, residents, tourists, children, how to utilize facilities, and local people’s awareness of volcanoes. The characteristic of Ontake area is that the meisters, volcano laboratory staff and local government representative hold regular meetings. It is advantage for their face-to-face communication and rapid transmission of volcanic information.
*This study was supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan, under its The Second Earthquake and Volcano Hazards Observation and Research Program (Earthquake and Volcano Hazard Reduction Research).
(1)Nakamura et al. (2017) Rinsho kazan bosai-gaku no kokoromi, Chiri, 62, 25-31. (in Japanese)
(2)Yamaoka, K. (2018) Genba kara kangaeru Rinsho kazan bosai-gaku, Gakujutsu no Doko, 23(3), 88-90. (in Japanese)
(3)Nakamura et al. (2019) An Approach to Volcano Disaster Resilience and Governance: Action Research in Japan in the aftermath of Mt. Ontake Eruption, Journal of Disaster Research, 14, 829-842.
(4)https://www.pref.nagano.lg.jp/bosai/kurashi/shobo/bosai/bosai/kazanarikata/chukanhokoku.html
(5)Kunitomo et al. (2018) Kiso Ontake Volcano Observatory (KOVO), Nagoya University, Proceedings of autumn meeting of volcanological society of Japan, B1-11. (in Japanese)
(6)Kubota & Tanoue (2018) New approach for volcanic disaster by Mt. Ontake volcano myster, Proceedings of autumn meeting of volcanological society of Japan, P119. (in Japanese)
(7)https://www.pref.nagano.lg.jp/bosai/kurashi/shobo/bosai/maister.html
(8)Kim et al. (2022) Significance of volcano education and disaster prevention awareness, Proceedings of autumn meeting of volcanological society of Japan, P2-14. (in Japanese)
(9)Horii et al. (2022) Comparative study on the literacy improvement of volcanic disaster reduction in Mt.Ontake and other volcanic areas, JpGU2022.
(10)Horii et al. (2022) Comparative study on the literacy education for volcanic disaster reduction in Mt.Ontake and other volcanic areas, Proceedings of autumn meeting of volcanological society of Japan, P2-24. (in Japanese)
After the eruption in 2014, the volcano disaster management in Ontake area was discussed at workshops in the project “Development of problem-solution methods in volcano disaster management as a methodological application of clinical environmental studies (clinical volcano disaster management) (1-3)”. And Nagano Prefecture also constitute Volcano Disaster Prevention Study Group (Nagano-ken kazan bosai no arikata kentoukai) (4) to establish the Volcano Meister System and two visitor centers.
The Ontakesan Volcano Meister is responsible for effective spreading and enlightening of knowledge about volcanoes and volcano disaster management in the area around Mt. Ontake, and promotes the interest to the Kiso region that coexists with volcanoes (5-7). Currently (February 2023), 18 meisters are engaged and actively involved in volcano meister activities such as enlightenment activities for safe mountain climbing, outdoor study sessions, volcano model experiment for local elementary school students (8), questionnaires for climbers.
In addition to Mt. Usu, Mt. Bandai, Mt. Unzen and Sakurajima areas surveyed by last year (9, 10), we made interview surveys in Mt. Aso, Mt. Fuji and Hakone volcano area with representatives of the facilities that are bases for volcano disaster management education and geopark activities. The main survey subjects are their role and validity in volcano disaster management and tourism, the communication with volcano researchers, local government, residents, tourists, children, how to utilize facilities, and local people’s awareness of volcanoes. The characteristic of Ontake area is that the meisters, volcano laboratory staff and local government representative hold regular meetings. It is advantage for their face-to-face communication and rapid transmission of volcanic information.
*This study was supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan, under its The Second Earthquake and Volcano Hazards Observation and Research Program (Earthquake and Volcano Hazard Reduction Research).
(1)Nakamura et al. (2017) Rinsho kazan bosai-gaku no kokoromi, Chiri, 62, 25-31. (in Japanese)
(2)Yamaoka, K. (2018) Genba kara kangaeru Rinsho kazan bosai-gaku, Gakujutsu no Doko, 23(3), 88-90. (in Japanese)
(3)Nakamura et al. (2019) An Approach to Volcano Disaster Resilience and Governance: Action Research in Japan in the aftermath of Mt. Ontake Eruption, Journal of Disaster Research, 14, 829-842.
(4)https://www.pref.nagano.lg.jp/bosai/kurashi/shobo/bosai/bosai/kazanarikata/chukanhokoku.html
(5)Kunitomo et al. (2018) Kiso Ontake Volcano Observatory (KOVO), Nagoya University, Proceedings of autumn meeting of volcanological society of Japan, B1-11. (in Japanese)
(6)Kubota & Tanoue (2018) New approach for volcanic disaster by Mt. Ontake volcano myster, Proceedings of autumn meeting of volcanological society of Japan, P119. (in Japanese)
(7)https://www.pref.nagano.lg.jp/bosai/kurashi/shobo/bosai/maister.html
(8)Kim et al. (2022) Significance of volcano education and disaster prevention awareness, Proceedings of autumn meeting of volcanological society of Japan, P2-14. (in Japanese)
(9)Horii et al. (2022) Comparative study on the literacy improvement of volcanic disaster reduction in Mt.Ontake and other volcanic areas, JpGU2022.
(10)Horii et al. (2022) Comparative study on the literacy education for volcanic disaster reduction in Mt.Ontake and other volcanic areas, Proceedings of autumn meeting of volcanological society of Japan, P2-24. (in Japanese)