Sustaining life during the early stages of disaster relief with a frugal information system: Learning from the great east Japan earthquake

Mihoko Sakurai; Richard T. Watson; Chon Abraham; Jiro Kokuryo

Sustaining life during the early stages of disaster relief with a frugal information system: Learning from the great east Japan earthquake

Mihoko Sakurai, Richard T. Watson, Chon Abraham, Jiro Kokuryo

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Abstract

Important lessons for responding to a large-scale disaster can be gleaned from the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. The failure of the electrical power system and the resultant loss of information communication and processing capability severely constrained the recovery work of many municipalities. It was difficult for supporting organizations to collect and share information. A frugal Information System (IS) designed around the four U-constructs is suggested as a solution to handle the early stages of disaster relief. This paper focuses on the most frequently available device, the cellular phone, as the foundation for a frugal IS for disaster relief. Familiar and available tools place minimal stress on an already stressed system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Telecommunication Union - Proceedings of the 2013 ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference
Subtitle of host publication	Building Sustainable Communities, K 2013
Pages	7-12
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2013 Aug 14
Event	2013 5th International Telecommunication Union Kaleidoscope Academic Conference: Building Sustainable Communities, K 2013 - Kyoto, Japan Duration: 2013 Apr 22 → 2013 Apr 24

Publication series

Name	International Telecommunication Union - Proceedings of the 2013 ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference: Building Sustainable Communities, K 2013

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Other	2013 5th International Telecommunication Union Kaleidoscope Academic Conference: Building Sustainable Communities, K 2013
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Kyoto
Period	13/4/22 → 13/4/24

Keywords

Cellular phone
Disaster
Emergency
Frugal Information System
U-constructs

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

UN SDGs

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Sakurai, M., Watson, R. T., Abraham, C., & Kokuryo, J. (2013). Sustaining life during the early stages of disaster relief with a frugal information system: Learning from the great east Japan earthquake. In International Telecommunication Union - Proceedings of the 2013 ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference: Building Sustainable Communities, K 2013 (pp. 7-12). Article 6533773 (International Telecommunication Union - Proceedings of the 2013 ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference: Building Sustainable Communities, K 2013).

Sustaining life during the early stages of disaster relief with a frugal information system: Learning from the great east Japan earthquake. / Sakurai, Mihoko; Watson, Richard T.; Abraham, Chon et al.
International Telecommunication Union - Proceedings of the 2013 ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference: Building Sustainable Communities, K 2013. 2013. p. 7-12 6533773 (International Telecommunication Union - Proceedings of the 2013 ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference: Building Sustainable Communities, K 2013).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Sakurai, M, Watson, RT, Abraham, C & Kokuryo, J 2013, Sustaining life during the early stages of disaster relief with a frugal information system: Learning from the great east Japan earthquake. in International Telecommunication Union - Proceedings of the 2013 ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference: Building Sustainable Communities, K 2013., 6533773, International Telecommunication Union - Proceedings of the 2013 ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference: Building Sustainable Communities, K 2013, pp. 7-12, 2013 5th International Telecommunication Union Kaleidoscope Academic Conference: Building Sustainable Communities, K 2013, Kyoto, Japan, 13/4/22.

Sakurai M, Watson RT, Abraham C, Kokuryo J. Sustaining life during the early stages of disaster relief with a frugal information system: Learning from the great east Japan earthquake. In International Telecommunication Union - Proceedings of the 2013 ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference: Building Sustainable Communities, K 2013. 2013. p. 7-12. 6533773. (International Telecommunication Union - Proceedings of the 2013 ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference: Building Sustainable Communities, K 2013).

Sakurai, Mihoko ; Watson, Richard T. ; Abraham, Chon et al. / Sustaining life during the early stages of disaster relief with a frugal information system : Learning from the great east Japan earthquake. International Telecommunication Union - Proceedings of the 2013 ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference: Building Sustainable Communities, K 2013. 2013. pp. 7-12 (International Telecommunication Union - Proceedings of the 2013 ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference: Building Sustainable Communities, K 2013).

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