Research Report
Ⅰ. Background and Purpose
□ Recently, massive natural disasters such as floods, drought, heavy snow, etc. have been increased by climate change, the scale of disasters has been enlarged. In particular, in urban areas, the damage has been extended to bring the second and the third damage based on the advancement of urban functions and the high density of land use.
□ Prevention measures against these urban disasters are related the organizations and legislations based on the type of disasters and the characteristics of the region. Because the various policies have been established on procedures, such matters should be established from planning phase to become organically one of the city's disaster prevention system.
□ In other words, in order to increase the effectiveness of safe urban development and disaster prevention system, it is important to build urban space management systems for prevention of disasters considering the regional characteristics, and it is necessary to establish the fundamental urban measures including the deployment of land-use and infrastructure of the city beyond the traditional prevention measures.
□ This study aims to examine the ways that the proper preventive measures focusing on the disaster prevention of the city are established and operated, and to analyze the limitations. In addition, it suggests the legislative improvements for the future of our urban situation.
Ⅱ. Main Contents
□ It examines the definition and necessity of disaster prevention planning based on the National Land and Utilization Act, the Countermeasures against Natural Disasters Act, and the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety.
□ This study finds the implications and suggests a specified proposal of revision focused on the National Land Planning and Utilization Act. As for urban disaster prevention planning, a large amount of efforts has been taken, partial concepts and matters are added to the proposal.
□ Therefore, based on the recognition that more fundamental level of legislations are needed to operate a comprehensive system for urban disaster prevention, it suggests an enactment of the 「Act on Prevention of Urban Disasters」.
Ⅲ. Expected Effect
□ By establishing legal principles and planning on urban disaster prevention, it can improve and extend the scope of researches on the urban disaster prevention.
□ It reviews the legislations and suggests the directions for urban disaster prevention to ensure the effectiveness of policies, and it will contribute to improve the efficiency of urban disaster prevention measures by building a comprehensive systems.