
Report of the study Women in Times of Disaster Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction: Perspective from Japan
Author:
Takeuchi, Y., & Shaw, R.
Editor:
First
Date:
2008
Region:
Global
Theme:
Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
Language:
English
Publisher:
Full Harvard Reference:
Takeuchi, Y., & Shaw, R. (2008). Report of the study Women in Times of Disaster Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction: Perspective from Japan (Rep.). Kyoto: Kyoto University.
The report includes a review of national policy of disaster risk reduction of Japan with a specific focus on gender issues. The content of the report relies on a literature review, field visits, interviews, focus group discussion, hearing survey and analysis and two case studies in Hiroshima (for landslide and water related disasters) and in Kobe (for earthquake).