The integration of negative heritage in rehabilitation strategies in Fukushima Prefecture: Bosai Tourism and Social Services Improvements in depopulated regions in Futaba, Namie, Minamisoma and Soma.

• Project/Area Number: 19K23126
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0104:Geography, cultural anthropology, folklore, and related fields
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Gerster Julia 東北大学, 災害科学国際研究所, 学術研究員 (90842716)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-08-30 – 2021-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2019)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000); Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: revitalization / disaster risk education / nuclear disaster / depopulation / disaster recovery

Outline of Research at the Start

This study clarifies and aims to evaluate how affected municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture try to integrate the negative image of the nuclear disaster in rehabilitation measures. Examples for such practices will be Bosai Tourism and social services improvements in depopulated and aging communities.