The 311 Disaster in a Coastal Town-Kiyoshi Murakami, Mayoral Advisor Rikuzentakata

I spoke with Dr. Kiyoshi Murakami, about his work and leadership in the aftermath of the Great Sendai Earthquake. Dr. Murakami is Special Representative of the Mayor & Senior Executive Advisor for the City of Rikunzentakata and Assistant Professor at Iwate University. We spoke at the RISE 2019 conference held at SUNY Albany, New York. We talked about how he helped to organize efforts to recover from and rebuild after a catastrophic disaster. Come along with us as we ride the wave! The following items are referenced in the podcast:Black Wave: How Networks and Governance Shaped Japan’s 3/11 Disastershttps://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/B/bo40026774.htmlA presentation by Prof. Dr. Kiyoshi Murakami of Iwate Universityhttps://youtu.be/AKRz4tkgNZc