부산대학교 도서관

Population and economic growth have caused the rapid external expansion of cities with high-rises in the metropolitan area, high-intensity utilization of underground space etc. As cities becoming more complex than ever, an outbreak of natural or manmade disaster would result in damages beyond imagination hence the enhancement of Urban Search and Rescue ability in the damaged area becomes crucial. Korea is in its very early stage as far as the concept and awareness of Urban Search and Rescue is concerned, and the lack of professional education and training facilities has prevented the associated bodies to take strategic responses. This paper defined the notion of Urban Search and Rescue, analyzed the status of national and international organizations, conducted surveys on National 119 Rescue Services team members responsible for the rescue operations to figure out problems of Urban Search and Rescue and proposed possible improvement measures.