Radiation-Driven Migration: The Case of Minamisoma City, Fukushima, Japan, after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

Radiation-Driven Migration: The Case of Minamisoma City, Fukushima, Japan, after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

The emigration of residents following the Fukushima nuclear accident has resulted in aging and depopulation problems in radiation-contaminated areas. The recovery of affected areas, and even those areas with low radioactive pollution levels, is still heavily affected by this problem. This slow recov...

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Main Authors: Hui Zhang, Wanglin Yan, Akihiro Oba, Wei Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-09-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
radiation contamination
Fukushima nuclear accident
migrant
aging
depopulation
recovery
Minamisoma
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/11/9/9286

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