This study aims to clarify living conditions at the shelter and temporary housing in Kashima where 11 temporary housing complexes were built in each settlement. As a result of the interviews with government workers and leaders of inhabitants, it became clear that the disaster victims could continue to live autonomously in neighboring community centers, which were used as a shelter, and they could move into the temporary housing located within 750 meters of their own home. It’s because they had the social resources such as residents’ association, and the spatial resources such as local parks where government build temporary housing.
