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Why do municipalities accept disaster waste? Evidence from the great east Japan earthquake

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  • Yuichi Ishimura

    (Kindai University)

  • Kenji Takeuchi

    (Kobe University)

  • Fredrik Carlsson

    (The University of Gothenburg)

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Municipalities’ cooperation is critical for successful policy interventions for disaster recovery. Using a spatial econometric model, we investigate what factors affected municipalities’ decision to accept disaster waste following the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. We find evidence that economic factors affect the decision, but that concerns about the radiation risk and social preferences regarding the affected area also contribute to municipalities’ willingness to accept waste. Our results suggest that social concerns play an important role in understanding municipalities’ behavior in emergency circumstances.

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  • Yuichi Ishimura & Kenji Takeuchi & Fredrik Carlsson, 2021. "Why do municipalities accept disaster waste? Evidence from the great east Japan earthquake," Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Springer;Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies - SEEPS, vol. 23(2), pages 275-308, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envpol:v:23:y:2021:i:2:d:10.1007_s10018-020-00297-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s10018-020-00297-0
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    Keywords

    Disaster waste; Social preferences; Wide-area treatment; Great east japan earthquake;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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