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The Conditions of "isolated Death" Occurrences and Its Background in Public Temporary Housing for Disaster

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: This study focuses attention on the "isolated death" occurrences and its background in Public Temporary Housing for Disaster. The main data are reports issued by the medical examiner's office and the police. The result of analysis is as follows: 1) "Isolated death" occurrences in Public Temporary Housing are not limited to the elderly, and the rate has continued to increase until very recently. 2) There are connections detected between the characteristic features of the housing and "isolated death" occurrences. 3) Public Temporary Housing located in suburbs or waterfront has the tendency to prolong elapsed time until discovery compared with housing located in built-up areas within the disaster stricken area. As the elapsed time is longer, it is thought that victims were living in isolated circumstances and the death is a “death after being socially isolated”.

Source: Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)

DOI: 10.3130/aija.75.1815

Authors: Masato TANAKA, Chikako TAKAHASHI, Yasuhiro UENO

Institution: Kobe University

Language: English

Topic: Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2509980327

FWCI: 1.756

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Cited by: 8

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