Highlights The paper summarizes interviews and field work research after the Tohoku disasters in Japan. It describes the humanitarian logistic operations undertaken by the key participants. It documents lessons learned. It establishes a set of policy recommendations to enhance the resiliency and efficiency of disaster response efforts.

    Abstract This paper describes the findings of the research conducted by the authors on the humanitarian logistic efforts after the cascading disasters that impacted the Tohoku region after the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11th, 2011. Using a combination of in depth interviews with participants in the relief efforts and meta analyses of news accounts, the authors identified lessons learned by the participants, and the corresponding policy implications and suggestions for improvement of future response efforts.


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    Title :

    The Tohoku disasters: Chief lessons concerning the post disaster humanitarian logistics response and policy implications




    Publication date :

    2014-08-07


    Size :

    19 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English






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