摘要(英) |
Abstract Due to
its geographical location, Taiwan has been frequented affected by
typhoons (tropical cyclones) causing severe storm and flood damages
between June and September each year. I addition, there are about 50
active seismic faults scattered throughout the island because that
Taiwan is geologically located between the Eurasian plate and the
Filipino plate. Taiwan is therefore constantly threatened by
disastrous natural hazards. As a preventive measure, modern urban
planning in the region must take into account disaster prevention
system scheme with priority to cope readily with the disaster control
and rescue plan so as to minimize damages in the event of a major
earthquake or typhoon. There are 183 parks and public recreation
areas operated by the Taichung City Government, which cover a total
area of about 250 hectares. In addition to this, 129 parks with a
total area of about 144 hectares were proposed to be constructed in
the future as a part of the effort to upgrade living standard for the
people residing in the city. Parks and public recreation areas in a
metropolitan area provide spaces for the purpose of relaxation,
recreation, sport activities, sight-seeing, plant
cultivates, educational activities, and many others. In case of
emergency, these facilities are also often used effectively for fire
fighting/prevention, flame stoppage, dispersion, emergency
rescue/sheltering, relay of casualties transfer, disaster control
commanding and liaison centers, etc. In this study, 44 parks each
with a minimum size of one hectare were screened and selected out of
the total 183 parks as the first phase of an assessment for using
these parks in emergency operation in the city. Base on the results
of the in-situ investigation and utilization evaluation, a total of
18 parks were selected so that, each administrative district under
the city government is planned to set aside 2 to 3 parks as the
official disaster relief as well as emergency management centers
within each district. These selected locations will be well planned
and maintained by the city government in accordance with other
related emergency measures by the city government to better serve the
purpose of reducing casualties and loss of properties in case of a
major emergency situation. |