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Matanle, P. (2011) The great east Japan earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown: Towards the (re)construction of a safe, sustainable, and compassionate society in Japan's shrinking regions. Local Environment, 16 (9). 823 - 847. ISSN 1354-9839
Abstract
Japan's rural regions have been shrinking for the entire post-war period, and successive efforts to revitalise rural society have failed. This article examines whether the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and the subsequent meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, present the Japanese state and society with a watershed opportunity to rethink regional revitalisation and national energy procurement strategies. The article begins by summarising the events of March and April 2011, examines possible approaches to the reconstruction of communities in the Tō)hoku region, and critiques problems of governance in post-war Japan that the disaster reveals. It concludes by pulling together the information and analysis presented into a discussion of the prospects for achieving the three-point vision for a safe, sustainable, and compassionate society that Prime Minister Naoto Kan set the Reconstruction Design Council. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This paper is a post-review corrected version, and is the final version prior to publisher proofing. Readers are advised to refer to the published paper for accurate citation and referencing. If you are unable to access the published version, then please contact the author at: p.matanle@sheffield.ac.uk. © 2011 Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Local Environment. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | rural revitalisation; disaster reconstruction; Tōhoku Earthquake; Japan’s shrinking regions; sustainability |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of East Asian Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Dr Peter Matanle |
Date Deposited: | 04 Jul 2014 09:40 |
Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2018 20:32 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2011.607160 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13549839.2011.607160 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:78015 |
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