The Importance of Quantitatively Comprehending the Advancement of Reconstruction following Disasters: Practical Examples from the Great East Japan Earthquake

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This paper discusses how important it is to quantitatively measure the severity of the damage caused by a serious natural disaster, and the state of restoration and reconstruction after the devastation has occurred. Efforts for quantitatively understanding the state of restoration were not observed in the government sector, even after the Great East Japan Earthquake had occurred. A private research institute established its indices measuring the state of restoration, but there was no visible evidence that government agencies had utilised them for policymaking or for policy assessment. Promptly revising the checklist of statistics that look at the major concerns of disaster victims is necessary as restoration proceeds and government policy delivery becomes more focused on the reconstruction of cities. This paper presents a possible direction for the revision of existing methods of measurement. Three strategies for improvement of the government’s policymaking methods can be identified. (1) A new index suitable for measuring the state of reconstruction at a prefectural level will need to be created in the current stage. (2) A government policy framework for utilising the index should be systematically established as a practice of the EBP. (3) The government should make a business continuation plan for statistical work, and develop guidelines for the treatment and generation of necessary statistics before the next severe disaster occurs, to ensure that the provision of data is therefore rapid and smooth

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