Community Resourcefulness Under Pandemic Pressure: A Japanese Island’s Creative Network

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  • MCCORMICK A. D.
    Art Island Center
  • QU Meng
    Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Integrated Global Studies (IGS), Hiroshima University

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<p>For Japan's small island communities, already facing an existential demographic crisis due to their aging, shrinking populations, the 2020 coronavirus pandemic has proven to be a critical stress test. On islands with nascent tourism economies that have replaced declining primary and secondary industries, the situation has threatened to reverse precious economic and demographic gains that marginal communities can scarcely afford to lose. This study examines an island that had demonstrated successful small tourism micro-firm development in earlier research prior to the pandemic—success that was tied to community resourcefulness, where a localized, creative synergy of agency and capacity spurred entrepreneurial success. New field observations and interviews revealed entrepreneurs caught between competing priorities: preserving community health and preserving their own livelihoods. A sluggish response to the crisis from the local government led to unrest and tension among small-business owners, revealing divisions between stakeholder groups. However, a strong sense of community responsibility was observed among entrepreneurs, a number of whom pivoted toward creative, community-facing services, products, and initiatives—often in partnership with other community members. This study clarifies the role of community resourcefulness in transforming peripheral communities, articulating a place for resourcefulness alongside resilience in sustainability discourse.</p>

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  • 地理科学

    地理科学 76 (2), 74-86, 2021-12-28

    地理科学学会

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