Abstract
A nuclear disaster following the accident
at Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
has influenced to civic life in Fukushima Prefecture. Approximately 150,000 residents
have been forced to evacuate from their homes to other parts of the prefecture
and around Japan, and many municipalities have had to shift their local government
functions to other locations. In these situations, many residents in the
disaster area have been moved to shelters or temporary housings, and securing
their mobility which enabled to do their activities such as commuting has
become a big problem. This report aims to clear on the way of securing
accessibility in a time of disaster through an analysis of mobility needs.
