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Space, People, Interventions and Time ( SPIT ): A Model for Understanding Children's Outdoor Play in Post‐Disaster Contexts Based On a Case Study from the Triple Disaster Area of Tohoku in North‐East Japan
Author(s) -
Woolley Helen,
Kinoshita Isami
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/chso.12072
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , disaster area , space (punctuation) , suicide prevention , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , psychology , geography , medical emergency , computer science , medicine , meteorology , psychiatry , operating system
Play in the outdoor environment is important for children as part of their childhood and is particularly important for children in a post‐disaster situation. This article explores issues around outdoor play opportunities in the T ohoku region of north‐east J apan, 13 months after the triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant failure. A model of space, people, interventions and time ( SPIT ) is used to understand the situation in this unique case study.

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