Local Perspectives On the Tsunami Disaster
Untold Stories From the Sanriku Coast
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2133597 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher S Thompson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | S6 |
| Pages | 42-51 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466013025126 |
| OpenAlex | W4410182154 |
| Language | EN |
This article strives to give a voice to survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake who suffered from the tsunami but not the nuclear disaster; their invisibility makes the case that these survivors are a separate group of Japan's "abandoned people." They have been poorly represented in discussions on Japan's future energy policy; Thompson uses individual accounts to explain the residents' "short and long-term needs, the full social, cultural, and economic impact of the tsunami disaster, and the future prospects of the region
Geography · Seismology · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Disaster Management and Resilience · Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies · History · Geology
| Highly cited | No |
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