By Stephanie Chang, Daniel Aldrich, Richard Eisner, Laurie Johnson, Terri Norton, Kathleen Tierney, Tricia Wachtendorf, Rochelle Brittingham, Kanako Iuchi, Sahar Safaie, and Jay Wilson.
August 2011. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, and Institute for Social Safety Science (ISSS).
EERI sent several reconnaissance teams to Japan, including one on societal and governmental response. This 11-member social science team consisted of academics as well as practicing emergency managers and urban planners, and staff of an international nongovernmental organization. The team was in the field from June 19-26, 2011, roughly 100 days after the earthquake. Hosted by Japanese counterparts with the Institute for Social Safety Science (ISSS), the team visited 11 communities affected by the tsunami in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, ranging from small towns to metropolitan Sendai.
Read the Report: The March 11, 2011, Great East Japan (Tohoku) Earthquake and Tsunami: Societal Dimensions (7.3 MB PDF)
