Radiation-Driven Migration: The Case of Minamisoma City, Fukushima, Japan, after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
| Autor: | Wanglin Yan, Akihiro Oba, Wei Zhang, Hui Zhang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male depopulation Adolescent Fukushima Nuclear Accident Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Immigration lcsh:Medicine Review Radiation Dosage Vitality radiation contamination Disasters recovery Young Adult Japan Environmental protection Radioactive contamination Humans Medicine Minamisoma Child Socioeconomics Aged media_common Aged 80 and over Transients and Migrants Government Distrust business.industry lcsh:R aging Infant Newborn Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Emigration and Immigration Middle Aged Emigration Dilemma migrant Child Preschool Female business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 11, Iss 9, Pp 9286-9305 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph110909286 |
| Popis: | The emigration of residents following the Fukushima nuclear accident has resulted in aging and depopulation problems in radiation-contaminated areas. The recovery of affected areas, and even those areas with low radioactive pollution levels, is still heavily affected by this problem. This slow recovery consequently affects immigration patterns. This review aims to present possible factors that have contributed to this dilemma. We first present an overview of the evacuation protocol that was administered in the study area following the Fukushima accident. We then analyze characteristics of the subsequent exodus by comparing population data for both before and after the accident. Based on the findings of existing literature, we identify three causes of emigration: (1) The health risks of living in a low radiation zone are still unknown; (2) The post-disaster psychological disturbance and distrust of government information promotes the emigration of evacuees; (3) an absence of economic vitality and of a leading industry renders the area less attractive to individuals residing outside of the city. Further research is needed on this issue, especially with respect to countermeasures for addressing this problem. |
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