Japan’s Triple Disaster: Pursuing Justice after the Great East Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, and Fukushima Nuclear Accident (Routledge Contemporary Japan Series)

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Synopsis
The authors of this volume discuss questions of disaster and justice from various interdisciplinary vantage points, including public policy, science and technology studies, law, gender, sociology and psychology, social and cultural anthropology, town planning and tourism. The term "natural" disasters is a misnomer; cataclysmic natural events that impact humans can often be anticipated and their consequences should be prevented – the failure to do so is a failure of politics, policy and risk planning. Presenting research on more than a decade after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the chapters highlight not only the manifold challenges in the direct disaster response and policymaking but also the difficulties of "just" long- term recovery. Arguing for just distribution, recognition and participation, this volume provides a diversity of perspectives on these issues as experienced after the 2011 disasters through detailed and nuanced analyses presented by early career researchers and senior academics coming from various countries and continents of the world. The insights of this volume galvanise the discussion of disaster governance and highlight the variety of disaster (in)justices and the ways disasters force people to contest and reimagine their relationships with their countries, neighborhoods, families, and friends. A valuable read for scholars and students researching issues related to mass emergencies, justice theory and civil activism.
Copyright:
2023

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ISBN-13:
9781000894035
Related ISBNs:
9781032375465, 9781003340737, 9781032375472
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Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Natalia Novikova, Julia Gerster, and Manuela G. Hartwig
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies, Sociology
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Edited by:
Natalia Novikova
Edited by:
Julia Gerster
Edited by:
Manuela G. Hartwig

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