TY - JOUR
T1 - The six principles of recovery
T2 - A guideline for preparing for future disaster recoveries
AU - Kato, Takaaki
AU - Bhattacharya, Yasmin
AU - Sugata, Hiroshi
AU - Otagiri, Rie
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - This paper introduces the issues emerging in the context of recovery after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. It considers the historical development of recovery planning in Japan and its influence on the present recovery strategies. The authors have tried to point out the insufficiencies of existing policies to deal with the unexpected magnitude of this disaster and identify a set of six principles for recovery which would enable a better equipped society both in terms of pre-disaster preparedness and post-disaster recovery.
AB - This paper introduces the issues emerging in the context of recovery after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. It considers the historical development of recovery planning in Japan and its influence on the present recovery strategies. The authors have tried to point out the insufficiencies of existing policies to deal with the unexpected magnitude of this disaster and identify a set of six principles for recovery which would enable a better equipped society both in terms of pre-disaster preparedness and post-disaster recovery.
KW - Change in periodic trend
KW - Community planning
KW - Disaster-mitigation
KW - Great East Japan earthquake
KW - Recovery
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U2 - 10.20965/jdr.2013.p0737
DO - 10.20965/jdr.2013.p0737
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84883814901
SN - 1881-2473
VL - 8
SP - 737
EP - 745
JO - Journal of Disaster Research
JF - Journal of Disaster Research
IS - SPL.EDN
ER -