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This book examines the issue of disaster recovery in relation to community wellbeing and resilience, exploring the social, political, demographic and environmental changes in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
List of contents
Chapter 1. The Reconstruction of Community and Wellbeing in Fukushima – Situating the Case within the Field, PART I: Reflections from the Field, Chapter 2. Reflections from Frontline Healthcare Workers, Chapter 3. Psychiatric Care after the Nuclear Accident in Fukushima, Chapter 4. Fukushima Hamadori (Coastal Area) High School Academy: Learning and Understanding about Nuclear Disaster for Fukushima High Schools Students, Chapter 5. The Increased Disaster-Related Deaths after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, and the System for their Compensation, PART II: Living with Risk, Chapter 6. Getting the Measure of Radiation Monitoring in Fukushima, Ten Years On, Chapter 7. Prioritizing Health Risks after the 3.11 disaster: The Application of Wellbeing Indicators, Chapter 8. Commensurability and Post-Disaster Mental Health after 3.11, PART III: Social Difference and Inequality, Chapter 9. Japan’s Gender Perspective after the Explosions at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Chapter 10. Social Vulnerability and Inequality in Disasters: Marriage-Migrant Women’s Experiences in the Tōhoku Region, Chapter 11. The Social Amplification of Stigma in the Media after the Fukushima Disaster, PART IV: Community Engagement and Wellbeing, Chapter 12. Theatres of Resilience: Children as Actors in Community Development in Fukushima, Chapter 13. Bonding After Fukushima: The Role of Trust Relationships Between Non-Profit Organisation Volunteers and Disaster Victims in Building Resilience Amidst a Nuclear Catastrophe, Chapter 14. Fukushima Reconstruction after Nuclear Accident and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (1F) Decommissioning Policy, Chapter 15. The Long-term Impact of Disasters and Looking Forward
About the author
Sudeepa Abeysinghe is a health sociologist who works at the intersection of sociology, STS, and critical policy studies.
Claire Leppold is a Research Fellow at the Child and Community Wellbeing Unit at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Alison Lloyd Williams is a Senior Research Associate at Lancaster University, UK.
Akihiko Ozaki is a surgical oncologist and public health practitioner based in Fukushima, Japan.
Summary
This book examines the issue of disaster recovery in relation to community wellbeing and resilience, exploring the social, political, demographic and environmental changes in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
