| dc.description.abstract | Located in the southeast of Asia, Taiwan is on the convergent boundary between the Eurasian Plate and Philippine Sea Plate, one of the regions in the world with the most felt earthquakes. In addition, Taiwan is situated on the path of climatic monsoon zone and typhoons. Every summer, typhoons and floods cause enormous losses, and other natural disasters such as plum rain, cold current and drought also lead to considerable damage to the economy of Taiwan. Moreover, due to the prosperous development of social and economic activities in recent years, land development and usage strength have led to an immense change of social environment and life style, and disaster-prone areas and risks of the entire society have been soaring as well. According to research reports, the proportion of population and area of Taiwan that were exposed to three natural disasters are 73%, while the proportion of those that were exposed to two natural disasters are 90%, which ranked near top in the world. Under the high hazard potential, the government and people should value issues of disaster prevention and rescue and strengthen the task of disaster preparation, prevention and rescue.
When a large-scale disaster happens, the first livelihood problem people have to face after the major accident was to search for a safe shelter from wind and rain. According to Article 24 of Disaster Prevention and Response Act, “In a case of a disaster or where there is a concern of disaster, the municipal government, county (city) governments, or the township (city) office shall advise or force people to evacuate and provide proper settlement to protect the safety of people’s lives and properties or prevent further expansion of disaster.” This is a sturdy task that the government had to prepare for, as where people should be evacuated to, and the safety evaluation and planning of the location is highly important.
The four stages of disaster management were “disaster mitigation,” “preparation,” “response” and “recovery.” Through the discussion of documents and on-site evaluation and survey, this study hopes to assist government departments by proposing suggestions on the capacity of shelters, establishment and operation and policy planning to ensure life safety of the people. | en_US |