Comparative study on disaster prevention and recovery in the rural area of Asia

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24688023
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Agro-economics
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Takashino Nina 東北大学, (連合)農学研究科(研究院), 助教 (80507145)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 農業経済学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, surveys on disaster cases of Japan and developing countries were carried out from the perspective of the role of the organizations and communities in prevention and response to the disaster. For the case of developing country, this study provides evidence of how financial institutions and NGOs react to disasters, focusing on the case of the Sidoarjo Mudflow disaster. Also, we examined how the disaster education is improved in disaster affected area, focusing on the case of the cyclone AILA, Bangladesh. For the case of Japan, this study provides evidences of how the grocery stores react to the Tohoku Great Earthquake disaster.

Free Research Field

農業経済学