Deniz Koca
Forskare
Systems Analysis of the Impacts of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami on Energy Supply System in Kamaishi-City
Författare
Redaktör
- Robert and Eberlein
- Ignacio J. Martínez-Moyano
Summary, in English
The Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami hit coastal cities in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures of Tohoku Region devastating the energy supply system in the region. Electricity and fuel shortages caused severe problems in the city of Kamaishi varying from lack of mobility, communication, heating to reduced health conditions. This paper, aims to analyze the impacts of the earthquake and the tsunami on local energy supply system in Kamaishi City by; i) clarifying what energy services were in need when there was a shortage in energy supply right after the disasters by performing semi-structured interviews; and ii) identifying and analyzing causes and effects of the energy supply shortage at local level when the disasters occurred by applying systems thinking approach and causal loop diagramming methodology. Suggested alternative potential measures in tackling energy supply shortages and in preparing future disaster risk reduction plans are expected to be use of policy makers
Avdelning/ar
- Avdelningen för kemiteknik
- Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)
Publiceringsår
2013
Språk
Engelska
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
[Host publication title missing]
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Konferensbidrag
Förlag
System Dynamics Society
Ämne
- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences
- Chemical Engineering
Nyckelord
- Earthquake
- Tsunami
- Natural Disaster
- Energy system
- systems thinking
- Systems analysis
- Causal Loop Diagrams
Conference name
The 31st International Conference of the System Dynamics Society
Conference date
2013-07-21 - 2013-07-25
Conference place
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Aktiv
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISBN: 978-1-935056-11-9