雲仙岳災害に伴う生活拠点移動に関する研究-自然災害を起因とする環境移行研究-

Abstract

This study is conceirned about the environmental transition experienced by 24 families, due to the relocations after natural disaster. According to the impact of the disaster and the degree of recovery of physical environment, adaption gaps were identified. Specially elderly people, who were traumatized by the disaster and "loss of community", could not arrange their residential space well. The successful relocation not only depends on the fact that their house had been reconstructed physically, but more importantly, on their participation in rebuilding their private territory. The most characteristic feature of the relocation in the example of Mt. Unzen eruption is the fact that the refugees had to abandon their home town involuntarily. On the way to recovery, people have to integrate the traumatic experience into ones on going life, and find meanings to life.A restoration house should be rebuilt in order to offer these people a chance to restructure not only their physical environment, but also to bring them the mental recovery.