TY - BOOK ID - 80845109 TI - The era of great disasters : Japan and its three major earthquakes AU - Iokibe, Makoto AU - Gonzalez, Tony PY - 2020 VL - 89 SN - 9780472074679 9780472054671 0472074679 0472054678 PB - Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press DB - UniCat KW - Emergency management KW - Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 1923. KW - Kobe Earthquake, Japan, 1995. KW - Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011. KW - Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011 KW - Kobe Earthquake, Japan, 1995 KW - Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 1923 KW - J7400 KW - J4219 KW - Great Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 1923 KW - Great Tokyo Earthquake, Japan, 1923 KW - Tokyo Earthquake, Japan, 1923 KW - Earthquakes KW - Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, Japan, 1995 KW - Hyogo-ken Nanbu Earthquake, Japan, 1995 KW - Great East Japan Disaster, Japan, 2011 KW - Great East Japan Earthquake, Japan, 2011 KW - Great Tohoku Earthquake, Japan, 2011 KW - Great Tohoku Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 2011 KW - Northeast Region Pacific Ocean Offshore Earthquake, Japan, 2011 KW - Pacific Offshore Tohoku Region Earthquake, Japan, 2011 KW - Tohoku Pacific Ocean Earthquake, Japan, 2011 KW - Tsunamis KW - Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 KW - Japan: Science and technology -- geology KW - Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- social policy and pathology -- emergency services (fire department, ambulance services, disaster relief) KW - Japan KW - Emergency management - Japan KW - Japan - Tōhoku Region UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80845109 AB - The Era of Great Disasters examines modern disaster response in Japan, from the changing earthquake preparations and regulations, to immediate emergency procedures from the national, prefectural, and city levels, and finally the evolving efforts of rebuilding and preparing for the next great disaster in the hopes of minimizing their tragic effects. This book focuses on three major earthquakes from Japan's modern history. The first is the 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake, which struck the capital region. The second is the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, affecting the area between Kobe and Osaka. The third is the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the magnitude 9.0 quake that struck off the Pacific coast of the Tōhoku region, causing a devastating tsunami and the nuclear accident. While the events of (and around) each of these earthquakes are unique, Professor Iokibe brings his deep expertise and personal experience to each disaster, unveiling not only the disasters themselves but the humanity underneath. In each case, he gives attention and gratitude to those who labored to save lives and restore the communities affected, from the individuals on the scene to government officials and military personnel and emergency responders, in hope that we might learn from the past and move forward with greater wisdom, knowledge, and common purpose. ER -