Open AccessThe Six Principles of Recovery: A Guideline for Preparing for Future Disaster Recoveries
Author(s) -
Takaaki Kato,
Yasmin Bhattacharya,
Hiroshi Sugata,
Rie Otagiri
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of disaster research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1883-8030
pISSN - 1881-2473
DOI - 10.20965/jdr.2013.p0737
Subject(s) - preparedness , disaster recovery , context (archaeology) , guideline , disaster preparedness , emergency management , set (abstract data type) , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental planning , computer science , business , political science , history , environmental science , law , archaeology , programming language
This paper introduces the issues emerging in the context of recovery after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. It considers the historical development of recovery planning in Japan and its influence on the present recovery strategies. The authors have tried to point out the insufficiencies of existing policies to deal with the unexpected magnitude of this disaster and identify a set of six principles for recovery which would enable a better equipped society both in terms of pre-disaster preparedness and post-disaster recovery.