Trends and relationships in victims’ recovery perceptions: a case study of the recovery process following the Great East Japan Earthquake

Kiyomine Terumoto (), Yoriko Tsuchiya, Rie Otagiri, Hironobu Nakabayashi and Itsuki Nakabayashi
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Kiyomine Terumoto: Kwansei Gakuin University
Yoriko Tsuchiya: Mejiro University
Rie Otagiri: Meiji University
Hironobu Nakabayashi: Kokushikan University
Itsuki Nakabayashi: Meiji University

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2022, vol. 110, issue 2, No 10, 1081 pages

Abstract: Abstract In the aftermath of a disaster, the recovery process has long-term, multi-dimensional, and interactive aspects. To clarify the recovery conditions and victims’ perceptions in the process, a long-term perspective and surveys are needed. This study explores trends and relationships in victims’ recovery perceptions for the long-term recovery process after the Great East Japan Earthquake. We identify the factors that affect the recovery perception of living condition on the relationships among respondents’ perceptions and attributes. The relationships of victims’ perceptions at different time points are also highlighted in the analysis. To illustrate these relationships, we used panel data that were acquired in the survey waves in March 2012 and February to March 2016. The survey areas are Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture, and Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, both in the Tohoku region of Japan. The survivors in these cities suffered tremendous damage following the Great East Japan Earthquake. The surveys were conducted by postal questionnaires. While the means of the recovery perceptions increased between one and five years after the earthquake, some respondents still reported a low level of recovery even five years later. The result of path analyses indicated that the recovery perceptions of dwelling condition, work, and dietary life were vital factors for the perceptions of living condition at both times of one year and five years after the earthquake. Additionally, recovery perceptions regarding work and family income one year after the earthquake largely affected the recovery perceptions of four years later.

Keywords: Recovery process; Tsunami inundation area; Questionnaire survey; Panel data; Path analysis; The Great East Japan Earthquake (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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