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DISASTER RECOVERY: RESILIENCE VERSUS VULNERABILITY

神戸大学都市安全研究センター研究報告

22

51-56

神戸大学都市安全研究センター

2018-03

2019-05-30

Disaster recovery is a long phase, yet very wide subject. During recovery while different organizations, groups and stakeholders work simultaneously to improve the situation of hazard stricken areas, recovery trends and consequences could lead to different directions. Resilience is the main objective of all recovery activities and by itself comprises damage reduction and timely response that are important in confronting with potential hazards. Considering this matter, the current situation of disaster recovery in Iwate Prefecture in terms of present status of recovery and volunteer based activities are discussed. The importance of such matters arise from the fact that resilience versus vulnerability upon which any action taken by affected communities improves their power since is originated from local level sources and motivations that make it applicable. While building resilience has been emphasized in documents such as Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, plan and policy selection is very important because inappropriate policies could end up in reshaping vulnerability. Affected communities have been attempting very diligently to protect their districts and towns but matters like difficulties in continuing jobs and business and decreasing locational attractions have slowed down the recovery pace. During recovery, reconstructing the basics of community is essential albeit very difficult. For this purpose the interactions of different associations who are involved in supporting affected people is very important.

Community involvement

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