Collaborative action development for community disaster reduction by utilizing the Yonmenkaigi system method

The Yonmenkaigi system method is utilized for developing a collaborative action plan for disaster risk mitigation at the community level. A case study carried out in the Shuhachi community, City of Kyoto, Japan, demonstrates how residents who are interested in disaster reduction in a local community can collaboratively develop an implementable action plan for their community. The Yonmenkaigi system method has the following main steps: carrying out a SWOT analysis, completing a Yonmenkaigi Chart, debating between groups, and presenting the group action plan. Relationships of the debated action plan components are analyzed by using the Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) method. For the case study, the core action plan component which is the root to achieving the action plan is identified.