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Natural disasters and social capital formation: The impact of the G reat H anshin‐ A waji earthquake
Author(s) -
Yamamura Eiji
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
papers in regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.937
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1435-5957
pISSN - 1056-8190
DOI - 10.1111/pirs.12121
Subject(s) - christian ministry , natural disaster , promotion (chess) , corporation , political science , management , sociology , economics , geography , law , meteorology , politics
The G reat H anshin‐ A waji ( K obe) earthquake struck J apan in 1995, causing devastating damage to the economic landscape of S outh‐central J apan. This study investigates how the earthquake enhanced participation in community activity. The key findings are: ( i ) people were more likely to participate in community activities in 1996 than in 1991; ( ii ) the effects of the earthquake on community participation decreased as the distance of one's place of residence increased from K obe; and ( iii ) the earthquake significantly increased the community participation rate of K obe residents, whereas it had no significant influence on the investment rate of residents of large cities close to K obe.