Towards a "network community" for the displaced town of Namie, Fukushima

Namie Town, located in the north of Fukushima Prefecture, within 12.4-miles1 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, was severely impacted by the nuclear disaster following the earthquake and tsunami. On 15 March 2011, Namie local government ordered its 21,172 residents to leave for fear of fu...

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Published inPlanning theory & practice Vol. 15; no. 2; p. 250
Main Authors Shiraki, Rieko, Murakami, Kayo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.01.2014
Subjects
Disaster recovery
Earthquake damage
Local government
Nuclear accidents & safety
Tsunamis
Fukushima Japan
Namie Japan
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Summary:Namie Town, located in the north of Fukushima Prefecture, within 12.4-miles1 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, was severely impacted by the nuclear disaster following the earthquake and tsunami. On 15 March 2011, Namie local government ordered its 21,172 residents to leave for fear of further explosions, and many hastily evacuated to the north-west.
ISSN:1464-9357
1470-000X