# data[].attributes.body
This image here shows that the UAE did an act of humanitarian aid to Iran when a flood occurred there. And like the disasters that occured in Japan and the Nuclear displacement in Fukushima, the same principles can be applied where countries work together and aid one another when disaster strikes. Especially, with the technological advances we have presently, by doing so the global burden of disease can be decreased and prevented.

# data[].attributes.body
This picture here shows the proximate damage of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The accident was rated level 7 on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale, due to high radioactive releases over days 4 to 6. Showing that manmade disasters contribute to natural disasters and thus increasing the global burden of health. More than 18000 died due to the tsunami and earthquake, but the effects of the explosion are still affecting the local population.

# data[].attributes.body
This picture here shows the impact of the damages the earthquake that occurred in Japan in 2011 did. It shows exactly the severity of damages caused by such a natural disaster, and how at a large-scale these damages effect the community and economy.

# data[].attributes.attachment_caption
Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster ( 2011 Japan) 

# data[].attributes.headline
Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster ( 2011 Japan) 

# data[].attributes.subject
Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster ( 2011 Japan) 

# data[].attributes.body
In 2011, The Tohoku region, Northeast Japan, was hit by a gigantic earthquake which occurred in the Pacific close to Tohoku, and subsequently by a giant tsunami. The earthquake’s magnitude was 9.0, the strongest ever recorded in Japan. The tsunami was also historical as its run-up height reached over 39 m. As of early May, 2011, over 24 thousand people were reported as dead or missing

# data[].attributes.body
The accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant triggered a massive evacuation from affected areas. The study found that people increased their evacuation distance from the nuclear power plant and reached their furthest evacuation destinations shortly after the accident. The fear of radiation exposure only has an impact on selecting evacuation locations briefly after the accident. The paper suggests that the decision regarding evacuation destinations is strongly driven by human networks and recommendations of local governments and acquaintances and is influenced less by job-related matters, safety from radiation exposure, accommodation availability, and convenient access to social amenities.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Highlights

*

Evacuees increased their distance from the nuclear power plant in the early stage after the accident.

*

The spatial distribution of the evacuation is consistent with the Law of Migration and the gravity model of migration.

*

The fear of radiation shows the influence on evacuation distance only in the immediate aftermath of the nuclear accident.

*

Evacuation distance is driven by human networks, participants' proximity to the nuclear power plant, their children's schooling, and job-related matters.

Abstract

The accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant triggered a massive evacuation from affected areas. Although several studies have investigated various aspects of the evacuation, little attention has been paid to examining where and why people moved to different evacuation locations. Based on the data collected from a questionnaire survey of 289 evacuees from Minamisoma City, this paper discusses the temporal-spatial features of the evacuation while emphasizing evacuation distances and the factors that influenced the selection of evacuation locations. The study found that people increased their evacuation distance from the nuclear power plant and reached their furthest evacuation destinations shortly after the accident. The fear of radiation exposure only has an impact on selecting evacuation locations briefly after the accident. The study found that evacuees whose home location was in the restricted areas, those engaged in permanent jobs, and those who had young children at the time of the nuclear accident tended to evacuate shorter distances. No statistical evidence has been found regarding the association between age, gender, or the educational and economic status of evacuees and evacuation destinations. The paper suggests that the decision regarding evacuation destinations is strongly driven by human networks and recommendations of local governments and acquaintances and is influenced less by job-related matters, safety from radiation exposure, accommodation availability, and convenient access to social amenities.

View full text

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster displacement: How far people moved and determinants of evacuation destinations

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Evacuees increased their distance from the nuclear power plant in the early stage after the accident. * The spatial distribution of the evacuation is consistent with the Law of Migration and the gravity model of migration. * The fear of radiation shows the influence on evacuation distance only in the immediate aftermath of the nuclear accident.