What is it about?
We sought to create a bottom up, locally run center where, after the 3/11 compounded disasters in Tohoku, residents could create social ties, increase their contact with friends and acquaintances, and build community. Our qualitative and quantitative data show that people who participated were more connected and felt more part of the community than similar people who did not participate.
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Why is it important?
Societies around the world face twin problems of graying societies and disaster risk. Our program, called Ibasho, can provide communities with a local, cost effective, field trial-proven way to build resilience to future disasters and increase elderly participation in society.
Perspectives
Having had my home and possessions destroyed in Hurricane Katrina when we lived in Lakeview in New Orleans, I've spent the last few years trying to understand what creates resilience to risks.
Dr. Daniel P Aldrich
Northeastern University
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This page is a summary of: Creating Community Resilience Through Elder-Led Physical and Social Infrastructure, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, January 2017, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2016.206.
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