Despite the devastation caused by the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and
60-foot tsunami that struck Japan in 2011, some 96% of those living
and working in the most disaster-stricken region of Tohoku made it
through. Smaller earthquakes and tsunamis have killed far more
people in nearby China and India. What accounts for the
exceptionally high survival rate? And why is it that some towns and
cities in the Tohoku region have built back more quickly than
others? Black Wave illuminates two critical factors that had a
direct influence on why survival rates varied so much across the
Tohoku region following the 3/11 disasters and why the rebuilding
process has also not moved in lockstep across the region.
Individuals and communities with stronger networks and better
governance, Daniel P. Aldrich shows, had higher survival rates and
accelerated recoveries. Less connected communities with fewer such
ties faced harder recovery processes and lower survival rates.
Beyond the individual and neighborhood levels of survival and
recovery, the rebuilding process has varied greatly, as some towns
and cities have sought to work independently on rebuilding plans,
ignoring recommendations from the national governments and moving
quickly to institute their own visions, while others have followed
the guidelines offered by Tokyo-based bureaucrats for economic
development and rebuilding.
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