Creating pillars of resilience model for disaster-stricken communities

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K15797
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: KONDO Makiko (前田真紀子) 岡山大学, 保健学研究科, 准教授 (70243516)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 内海 知子 香川県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (00321258) ; 吉本 知恵 香川県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (10321259) ; 齋藤 信也 岡山大学, 保健学研究科, 教授 (10335599) ; 秋元 典子 甲南女子大学, 看護リハビリテーション学部, 教授 (90290478) ; 本村 昌文 岡山大学, 社会文化科学研究科, 教授 (80322973) ; 大浦 まり子 岡山大学, 保健学研究科, 助教 (40321260)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: ハンセン病 / 災害 / 理論構築 / コミュニティー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We must ensure communities are self-contained in order to maintain autonomy and independence after disasters since Nankai megathrust earthquakes are expected to occur in the near future. This study aims at creating a resilience model for disaster-stricken communities by employing ancient wisdom. According to Hansen’s disease survivors, the essential pillars for creating a superior community are: 1) developing safety strategies through self-sufficiency, 2) promoting mental strength to overcome hardship, 3) assembling wise people to overcome hardship, 4) formulating self-defense organization, 5) building systems for protecting weaker individuals and assisting each other, 6) creating strategies for receiving external aid, and 7) evolving uncomplicated survival strategies. Meanwhile, the essential pillars from ancient wisdom include: a) developing strategies for future generations, b) employing places or festivals that residents value to begin reconstruction after disasters.

Free Research Field

基礎看護学