Application of Academic Studies to Actual Field(<Feature 1>How do we face the Great East Japan Earthquake as Architecture-Society Studies)

Abstract

After the great East Japan earthquake, more than 50,000 temporary residential units are built. Temporary housing is the place where victims attempt to recover from the mental and physical damage caused by the disasters. But it does not meet demands of victims perfectly because it is designed to provide minimum residential space quickly in any place attacked by unexpected disaster. So it is important the residents modify the temporary residential unit by themselves. Author opened website providing information for residents to modify the temporary residential unit by themselves, basing on academic research in Niigata where 5,000 temporary residential units were built by consecutive three disasters. The purpose of this paper is to argue the application of academic studies to actual field. Focusing on the information platform in internet that various person operating action in disaster area can access the information provided by academic sector and react their feedback quickly, it points as follow; (1) Possibility of new academic approach closely relating to actual field. (2) Risk that part of the information would be interpreted arbitrary from the information platform and lead to wrong application. In conclusion, it suggests carefully consideration to unexpected reaction in application of academic studies to actual field.