2014 Volume 24 Issue 2 Pages 2_28-39
After the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima nuclear power station accident on March 11th, 2011, Nature School played an important role in the after disaster assistance activities. This article mainly shows the significance of nature school, a new study stronghold of rural-urban interaction, in the process of long-term reconstruction and the sustainable development of community in the future. According to statistics of questionnaire survey and the analysis of free answers, most volunteers who join in disaster relief activities organized by Nature school prefer to long-term and continued participation. Besides, most of them realize their own changes after these activities. More than 50% of them continue to keep in touch with the disaster area by all means. Community and support centers with different themes of activities nearby are the key points in supporting these volunteers in continuing these activities. Meanwhile, nature school is also considered to be an important organization in supporting the long-term activities and reconstruction of the devastated areas. How to promote the learning of community development through urban rural communication, develop education project as well as cultivate professional talents will become a new topic. In short, this essay demonstrates the effect of nature school in the long-term reconstruction of the devastated areas as well as the sustainable society construction.
