Action research for pre-revitalization and pre-disaster risk reduction within communities in potential Tsunami inundation areas

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K13103
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Kwansei Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: YAMA Yoshiyuki 関西学院大学, 人間福祉学部, 教授 (30388722)
• Research Collaborator: YAMANAKA Shigeki 関西学院大学, 災害復興制度研究所, 研究員 ; ISHIDA Kazuyuki 徳島大学, 大学院総合科学研究部, 教授 ; KAMATA Keizou NPO法人徳島防災ネットワーク, 理事長 ; OKADA Norio 関西学院大学, 災害復興制度研究所, 顧問 ; MATSUDA Youko 長岡技術科学大学, 工学研究科, 准教授
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 事前復興

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Many of the small communities in potential Tsunami inundation areas are rapidly aging and becoming depopulated. Measures to build up communites strength in these areas must be taken before any disaster occurs, focusing on facilitating the post-disaster recovery process. This study aims to discover useful ways to reduce risk prior to a disaster occurring in the communities in these areas. In particular, we are using the Yonmenkaigi workshop method that is utilized to frame up an action plan for the purpose of community vitalization. This study focuses on how communities in potential Tsunami inundation areas of South Tokushima Prefecture practice pre-revitalization and pre-disaster risk reduction by using the Yonmenkaigi workshop method.

Free Research Field

社会学