Abstract
　Low-lying coastland of the Nobi Plain is one of the foremost low-lying areas in Japan. Inhabitants in this region, where the ground is almost lower than sea level an the geographical condition is nearly flat, have frequently suffered submersion disasters. Civil engineers should make efforts to arrange soft-wares such as a system of warning and refuge. In this study, the consciousness and / or behavior of inhabitants and the warning and / or refuge system in case of a submerged damage are investigated by means of questionare during three years from l982 to l984. These investigations are perfomed in consideration of residential environment in rural to urbm areas. It is shown that some factors such difference in generation, experience of damage, and residential environment have remafkable influence on their senses and ac for warning and refuge.

【キーワード】：居住安全性，予報，避難，アンケート，水害

*名古屋工業大学工学部
Faculty of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology
**新日本製鉄株式会社
Nippon Steel Corporation