Pattern of Removing Settlement and Social Structure of Abandoned Villages by Dam Building

Nishino, Toshiaki

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“…Social problems due to dam construction were studied by NISHINO (1981). He investigated the relation of re-locating settlements to the social structure of abandoned villages in the case of two villages in Fukui Prefecture.…”

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Recent Trends in Hydro-geographical Studies in Japan

Shimmi

Suzuki

Hida

1988

Geogr. Rev. Jpn, Ser B

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The purpose of this paper are to show the recent trend of hydro-geographical studies in Japan dealing with the hydrological environment and the relationship between water and man, and to discuss problems for future study. At the regional level, the subjects studied are the water balance and the hydrological environment in Japan. Concerning water utilization, the following themes were discussed: water resources development and water problems during the period of rapid economic growth, establishment and development of a public supply system for industrial water, and changes in irrigation water use due to rapid urbanization. In the case of the basin scale, a number of studies on groundwater were conducted. The subjects studied are the unique systems of water use such as manbo, snow meltig system using groundwater, environmental problems due to water use, and groundwater management. Concerning the relationship between water and urbanization, many case studies were made on the following subjects: changes in water use, historical develooment of water transfer, abandonment of irrigation ponds, as well as the hydrological environment and water use in urbanized areas. Other interests are focused on such themes as floods and flood hazard, social problems related to dam construction, and problems specific to water on islands. There are many investigations relating to water and man in the different fields of geography. The geographical information available through this basic research, however, is not summarized comprehensively from the hydro-geographical viewpoint. For future study, it is very important to develop methods of expression for the hydrological environment and water use, to attempt to describe hydro-geography based on the concepts of the hydrologic cycle and water balance, and to publish a reliable manual on hydro-geography.

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confidence: 99%

Recent Trends in Hydro-geographical Studies in Japan

Shimmi

Suzuki

Hida

1988

Geogr. Rev. Jpn, Ser B

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Forced Migration due to Building Evacuations in Kyoto City During the Pacific War: An Analysis of Relationship Between Household Characteristics and Relocation Destinations

Kurata

2022

Jimbun Chiri

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The Resilience of Local Communities: The Great East Japan Earthquake and a Relocation Project in the Moune District of Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture

Yagasaki

2017

Journal of Geography(Chigaku Zasshi)

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A tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, devastated coastal areas of Sanriku in northeastern Japan. Because Sanriku had been damaged repeatedly by tsunamis in the past, local governments and residents attempted to protect coastal communities by building large tide embankments, raising the ground, and relocating houses to higher ground. Geographical studies on the disaster mainly focus on the vulnerability of regional communities to disasters and on measures taken to reduce hazard risks. Recently, geographers have begun to use the concept of resilience to examine the process of reconstruction. This study examines factors that contribute to the high level of resilience of a local community impacted by the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011 by presenting the case of the Moune district of Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture. An adaptation process model of local communities is proposed to examine a local community impacted by a disaster. Three time-series phases consider the pre-disaster period, evacuation and refugee period directly after the disaster, and the planning period of the group relocation project. Resilience in the context of geography is an adaptation process in which a local community is reconstructed after a disaster to achieve a new phase of low vulnerability. The Moune district is examined from interviews and document surveys carried out from 2012 through 2016. It is suggested that resilience functioned successfully: people in the local community quickly agreed to resettle to a new residential quarter on higher ground and the resettlement project was completed successfully. The social capital formed in the context of local history and community based on the traditional culture and the economy contributed to forming a high level of resilience to the tsunami disaster. Geographical studies on resilience may facilitate an accurate understanding of tsunami-prone areas.Key words： the Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami, group relocation for disaster prevention, resilience of regional community, moune district ：東日本大震災，津波災害，防災集団移転，地域社会のレジリエンス，舞根地区＊筑波大学大学院生命環境科学研究科＊＊日本学術振興会特別研究員 DC

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Pattern of Removing Settlement and Social Structure of Abandoned Villages by Dam Building

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Recent Trends in Hydro-geographical Studies in Japan

Recent Trends in Hydro-geographical Studies in Japan

Forced Migration due to Building Evacuations in Kyoto City During the Pacific War: An Analysis of Relationship Between Household Characteristics and Relocation Destinations

The Resilience of Local Communities: The Great East Japan Earthquake and a Relocation Project in the Moune District of Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture

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