Community-based Decision Making in Japan

Norio Okada (), Liping Fang () and D. Marc Kilgour ()
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Norio Okada: Kumamoto University
Liping Fang: Ryerson University
D. Marc Kilgour: Wilfrid Laurier University

Group Decision and Negotiation, 2013, vol. 22, issue 1, No 2, 45-52

Abstract: Abstract An overview of participatory community-based decision systems in Japan is presented. In this disaster-prone country, effective community coping capacity has developed, largely to fill community-level needs for disaster preparation, mitigation, and response. Experience with three concepts of disaster planning and management, namely “Kyojo” (Neighborhood or Community Self-Reliance), “Jijo” (Individual or Household Self-Reliance), and “Kojo” (Government Assistance), is recounted and assessed. Then three structures for disaster management, Jiishu-bosai-soshiki (Self-support Disaster Reduction Association), “Machizukuri” (citizen-led town-creation), and “Toshikeikaku” (urban or city planning), are discussed. Finally, the contributions of the three papers in this special issue are related to Japanese community practices and to the broader perspective of group decision and negotiation.

Keywords: Community-based decision making; Disaster culture; Disaster management; Group decision support systems; Japan; Participatory decision making (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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