How social infrastructure saves lives: a quantitative analysis of Japan's 3/11 disasters

Observers have long debated how societies should invest resources to safeguard citizens and property, especially in the face of increasing shocks and crises. This article explores how social infrastructure – the spaces and places that help build and maintain social ties and trust, allowing societies...

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Vydáno v:Japanese journal of political science Ročník 24; číslo 1; s. 30 - 40
Hlavní autor: Aldrich, Daniel P.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.03.2023
Témata:
At risk populations
Biomimetics
Bridges
Collective action
Community centers
Dams
Data
Decision makers
Decision making
Disasters
Districts
Expenditures
Floods
Influence
Infrastructure
Libraries
Military bases
Money
Mortality
Mortality rates
Natural disasters
Neighborhoods
Parks & recreation areas
Political science
Quality of life
Quantitative analysis
Residents
Resilience
Social capital
Social networks
Society
Stadiums
Tsunamis
Vulnerability
United States > US
North America
Japan
3/11 disasters
social infrastructure
quantitative analysis
Japan
ISSN:1468-1099, 1474-0060
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Shrnutí:Observers have long debated how societies should invest resources to safeguard citizens and property, especially in the face of increasing shocks and crises. This article explores how social infrastructure – the spaces and places that help build and maintain social ties and trust, allowing societies to coordinate behavior – plays an important role in our communities, especially in mitigating and recovering from shocks. An analysis of quantitative data on more than 550 neighborhoods across the three Japanese prefectures most affected by the tsunami of 11 March 2011 shows that, controlling for relevant factors, community centers, libraries, parks, and other social infrastructure measurably and cheaply reduced mortality rates among the most vulnerable population. Investing in social infrastructure projects would, based on this data, save more lives during a natural hazard than putting the same money into standard, gray infrastructure such as seawalls. Decision makers at national, regional, and local levels should expand spending on facilities such as libraries, community centers, social businesses, and public parks to increase resilience to multiple types of shocks and to further enhance the quality of life for residents.
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ISSN:1468-1099
1474-0060
DOI:10.1017/S1468109922000366