Daisuke TAMURA

Physical Distribution of Relief Goods and its Issues for the Chuetsu Earthquake, Niigata

Shoji MATSUMOTO,Kazushi SANO

The paper investigates the distribution activities of relief goods conducted by local municipalities (Cities and Towns), Niigata prefecture, the Self-Defense Forces, and others in case of the Chuetsu Earthquake in October 2004. The distribution routes of relief goods are classified into two types: a direct route to local municipalities and another route via Niigata prefecture to local municipalities. Package offers by the prefecture and relief activities of the Defense Forces played an important role for supplying daily foods to refugees. One of future issue is to construct distribution information systems among municipalities and the prefecture.