Sociological study on the resilience formation of local communities in the post-earthquake reconstruction

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K17184
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Nagasaki University
• Principal Investigator: KURODA Satoru 長崎大学, 水産・環境科学総合研究科(環境), 准教授 (60570372)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 震災復興 / 復興とは何か / 地域社会の回復力 / 集団高台移転 / 生業再生 / 地域社会の再編 / 環境社会学と災害社会学の架橋

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The subject of this research which the tsunami-affected communities in the Great East Japan Earthquake,how the community would recover from the damage caused by the earthquake and build resilience. This research captured the reconstruction process after the earthquake in three phases: (1) rebuilding residence, (2) reconstructing livelihood, and (3) restructuring local communities.It was clarified that the “continuity” of life, which was once cut off due to the disaster, will be withdrawn and recovered responsibility by the subsequent efforts and activities of those who have been forced to make choices.As a result, this research constructed a bottom-up medium- to long-term regional revitalization model rooted in the actual conditions of the disaster-stricken area.

Free Research Field

社会学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

2016年2月に共編著『震災と地域再生』を上梓するとともに、（1）住まいの再建、（2）暮らしの再生、（3）地域社会の再編という地域復興のプロセスに関しての論考を複数の書籍・学術雑誌に掲載し、積極的に学術報告を行い、研究の総合的議論を深めた。とくに環境社会学の領域において、災害社会学との関連と位置づけを明確にするための試みを論考・学術報告ともに展開し、災害をめぐる学の融合にも尽力した。また、共編著の『震災と地域再生』を、論考と地元住民の聞き書きを合わせたものとして構成したように、地元住民らとともに震災復興支援活動に従事しながら研究活動を相乗効果的に展開することで、地元への社会還元にも努めた。