Current Situation and Problems of the Victims in the Life Recovery Process of More Than Ten Years

-The Survey on Socio-Economic Recovery of Sixteen YGreat Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) Earthquake Disaster-

Abstract

We conducted a random sampled questionnaire survey of disaster victims of the Great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) Earthquake Disaster. We clarified victims’ situation and problems of sixteenth year in life recovery process. We set the "recovery follow-up phase" as the sixth stage in life recovery process. We analyzed changing of victims residence, victims awareness and life recovery feeling, life recovery process using life recovery calendar method and attaching the meaning to disaster experience. As a result, for victims of the fully damaged houses or independent business men,we found that they need follow-up recovery aides in more than ten years after earthquake.