Japan after 3/11: Global Perspectives on the Earthquake, Tsunami, and Fukushima

Description: Japan after 3/11 by Pradyumna P. Karan, Unryu Suganuma The aftermath was overwhelming: communities were reduced to rubble, thousands of people were missing or dead, and relief organizations struggled to reach affected areas to provide aid for survivors and victims of radiation from compromised nuclear reactors.In Japan after 3/11, editors Pradyumna P. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description On March 11, 2011, an underwater earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, Japan, triggered one of the most devastating tsunamis of a generation. The aftermath was overwhelming: communities were reduced to rubble, thousands of people were missing or dead, and relief organizations struggled to reach affected areas to provide aid for survivors and victims of radiation from compromised nuclear reactors.In Japan after 3/11, editors Pradyumna P. Karan and Unryu Suganuma assemble geographers, economists, humanists, and scientists to consider the complex economic, physical, and social impacts of this heartbreaking disaster. Historical geographers place the events of March 2011 in context, while other contributors assess the damage and recommend strategies for the long process of reclamation and rebuilding. The book also includes interviews with victims that explore the social implications of radioactive contamination and invite comparisons to the discrimination faced by survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Balancing the natural and social sciences, this timely volume offers not only a model of interdisciplinary research for scholars but also an invaluable guide to the planning and implementation of reconstruction. Author Biography Pradyumna P. Karan, University Research Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Kentucky, USA is the author or editor of many books, including Japan in the 21st Century: Environment, Economy, and Society and The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response to a Natural Disaster.Unryu Suganuma is associate professor of geography at J. F. Oberlin University in Tokyo, Japan. He is the author of Sovereign Rights and Territorial Space in Sino-Japanese Relations and coeditor of Local Environmental Movements: A Comparative Study of the United States and Japan. Table of Contents List of Figures Preface Remarks by the Honorable Itsunori Onodera, Member of the Japanese House of Representatives from Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture Introduction: After the Triple Disaster: Landscape of Devastation, Despair, Hope, and Resilience Part 1: Earthquake and Tsunami Damage 1. Historical Geography of the Japanese Tsunami 2. Facing the 3/11 Waves 3. Tsunamis and Earthquakes in Japanese Literature 4. Tsunami Flow and Geo-Environment of the Pacific Coastal Region of Tohoku 5. Tsunami Damage and the Road to Recovery in Onagawa Town 6. Earthquake and Tsunami in Taro Town 7. The Cases of Two Tsunami Storytellers Who Experienced Tsunami Disasters Twice in Their Lifetimes 8. Agricultural Damage in the Sendai Plain and the Road to Recovery Part 2: Nuclear Radiation Crisis: Living with Radiation 9. Ramifications of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Toward the End of the "Peaceful Atom"? 10. TEPCO and Nuclear Energy Politics: An Analysis of the "Japanese Pentagon" 11. Characteristics of the Evacuation Area and the Spatial Distribution of Radioactive Pollution in Fukushima Prefecture 12. The Social Structures of Victimization of Fukushima Residents Due to Radioactive Contamination from the 2011 Nuclear Disaster 13. Internet-Age Parents and Children after the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami 14. Crisis Mapping Project and Counter-Mapping by Neo-Geographers Part 3: Impact of the Earthquake and Tsunami on Business and Industry 15. The Impact of the 2011 Tsunami and Earthquake on Distribution Systems in the Tohoku Region 16. The Impact of the Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Radiation on the Manufacturing Industry in the Tohoku Region Part 4: Socioeconomic Dimensions of Response, Recovery, and Reconstruction: The Rebuilding Dilemma 17. Disaster Prevention Culture: Role of Schools in Saving Tsunami Victims 18. The Role of Volunteering in Post-Tsunami Town Recovery: The Experience of All Hands in Ofunato City, Iwate 19. Distributiion of Non-Japanese Residents and Support Activities for Them in the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster-Stricken Areas 20. Coordinating Policy Toward Fiscal Preparedness for Natural Disasters: A Post-2011 Earthquake and Tsunami Perspective Part 5: Comparitive Responses to the Disaster: Japan, China, India, and New Zealand 21. Experiencing Disasters in Two Places: Chinas 1976 Tangshan Earthquake and Japans 2011 Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Radiation 22. Liquefaction in the 2011 Earthquake in Japan and the Christchurch, New Zealand, Earthquake: Responses and Challenges to Reconstruction 23. Tamil Nadu and Tohoku: The Two Tsunamis Acknowledgments List of Contributors Index Review "This collection of essays by leading geographers and other specialists in Japan and the United States is unique for the multidimensional, ground-level perspectives it provides on the events of 3/11 and their aftermath, as well as the explicit comparisons it draws to disasters in other parts of the world." -- Bruce L. Batten, co-editor of Environment and Society in the Japanese Islands: From Prehistory to the Present"This landmark book provides a clear and comprehensive account of devastation caused by the triple disasters of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear radiation that ravaged the northeastern coast of Japan on March 11, 2011.The contributors to this remarkable volume are experts in their fields, and many of them traveled to the most devastated areas to observe and document the disasters impact on the lives of victims and on the landscape." -- Bimal K. Paul, author of Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and Management Review Quote "This landmark book provides a clear and comprehensive account of devastation caused by the triple disasters of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear radiation that ravaged the northeastern coast of Japan on March 11, 2011.The contributors to this remarkable volume are experts in their fields, and many of them traveled to the most devastated areas to observe and document the disasters impact on the lives of victims and on the landscape." -- Bimal K. Paul, author of Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and Management Details ISBN0813167302 Short Title JAPAN AFTER 3/11 Series Asia in the New Millennium Language English ISBN-10 0813167302 ISBN-13 9780813167305 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2016 Imprint The University Press of Kentucky Subtitle Global Perspectives on the Earthquake, Tsunami, and Fukushima Meltdown Place of Publication Lexington Country of Publication United States Edited by Unryu Suganuma DEWEY 363.34940952090512 Author Unryu Suganuma Illustrations 61 b&w photos, 77 maps, 12 figures, 34 tables UK Release Date 2016-09-27 Publication Date 2016-09-27 AU Release Date 2016-09-27 NZ Release Date 2016-09-27 US Release Date 2016-09-27 Pages 496 Publisher The University Press of Kentucky Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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