Present Situation of the Disaster Area's Economy from the Point of View of Investment?Savings Balance and Role of Second-Tier Cities

Abstract

Seven years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake. The purpose of this research is to propose specific measures for regional revitalisation on the basis of trends witnessed in the disaster area’s economy. We quantitatively measure structural changes and grasp the actual state of the afflicted area’s economy. In doing so, the investment?savings (I?S) balance is used to evaluate the autonomy of afflicted regional economies. It is also necessary to encourage the resilience of the urban system itself within the disaster area. To that end, we decided to pay closer attention to the second-tier city group.