Learning from Megadisasters : Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake

doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-0153-2

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Learning from Megadisasters : Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake

dc.contributor.author	Ranghieri, Federica
dc.contributor.author	Ishiwatari, Mikio
dc.contributor.editor	Ranghieri, Federica
dc.contributor.editor	Ishiwatari, Mikio
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-04T14:09:20Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-04T14:09:20Z
dc.date.issued	2014-06-26
dc.description.abstract	The successes of Japan’s disaster risk management (DRM) system as well as the ways in which that system could be improved are reflected in the lessons drawn from the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) and presented in the initial reports from the Learning from Megadisasters project. The GEJE was the first disaster ever recorded that included an earthquake, a tsunami, a nuclear power plant accident, a power supply failure, and a large-scale disruption of supply chains. Extreme disasters underscore the need for a holistic approach to DRM. Single-sector development planning cannot address the complexity of problems posed by natural hazards, let alone megadisasters, nor can such planning build resilience to threats. Faced with complex risks, Japan chose to build resilience by investing in preventative structural and nonstructural measures; nurturing a strong culture of knowledge and learning from past disasters; engaging in wise DRM regulation, legislation, and enforcement; and promoting cooperation among multiple stakeholders, between government agencies and ministries, between the private sector and the government, and among multiple levels of governance, from local to national to international. The book consolidates a set of 36 Knowledge Notes, research results of a joint study undertaken by the Government of Japan and the World Bank. These notes highlight key lessons learned in seven DRM thematic clusters—structural measures; nonstructural measures; emergency response; reconstruction planning; hazard and risk information and decision making; the economics of disaster risk, risk management, and risk financing; and recovery and relocation. Aimed at sharing Japanese cutting-edge knowledge with practitioners and decision makers, this book provides valuable guidance to other disaster-prone countries for mainstreaming DRM in their development policies and weathering their own natural disasters.	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/978-1-4648-0153-2
dc.identifier.issn	978-1-4648-0153-2
dc.identifier.other	10.1596/978-1-4648-0153-2
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18864
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	risk management
dc.subject	disaster risk management
dc.subject	reconstruction planning
dc.subject	earthquake
dc.subject	natural disasters
dc.subject	resilience
dc.subject	tsunami
dc.subject	recovery
dc.subject	supply chain failures
dc.subject	emergency response
dc.subject	hazards and risks
dc.subject	relocation
dc.title	Learning from Megadisasters : Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake	en
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okr.date.disclosure	2014-07-03
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Publication
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Environment and Natural Resources
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/978-1-4648-0153-2
okr.language.supported	en
okr.region.administrative	East Asia and Pacific
okr.topic	Communities and Human Settlements::Human Migrations & Resettlements
okr.topic	Environment::Natural Disasters
okr.topic	Urban Development
okr.topic	Urban Development::Hazard Risk Management
okr.unit	WBI Urban Unit
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