the geographical study about the isolation and the deterioration of living environment of the elderly in the temporary housing of the Great East Japan Earthquake

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24501296
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Geography
• Research Institution: Ibaraki Christian University
• Principal Investigator: IWAMA NOBUYUKI 茨城キリスト教大学, 文学部, 教授 (90458240)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): ASAKAWA Tatsuto 明治学院大学, 社会学部, 教授 (40270665) ; TANAKA Koichi 茨城大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (20372716) ; SASAKI Midori 広島修道大学, 人間環境学部, 教授 (70401304) ; KOMAKI Nobuhko 愛知大学, 地域政策学部, 准教授 (60601044) ; KUMAGAI Shu 人間総合科学大学, 人間科学部, 教授 (80260305)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 東日本大震災 / フードデザート問題 / 仮設住宅団地 / 高齢者 / 山田町

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examines the recovery of the food distribution system in a disaster-affected area, the changes in the food-shopping environment of residents after the disaster, and the problem established to improve the issue of food deprivation.. The study area was Yamada-machi, Shimohei-gun, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Yamada-machi was severely damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake. The victims experienced a serious food shortage soon after earthquake. We found that many food stores remained closed and the shopping environment was deteriorating in Yamada-machi, with many areas around city centers and temporary housing areas still suffering extensive food shortages.

Free Research Field

人文地理学