Coal Mining Communities and Gentrification in Japan

This book offers a multidisciplinary analysis of approach in the field of energy studies of Japan, examining post-closure coal mining towns in Japan and their gentrification. It considers the impact of closures on the agricultural industry, the re-absorption of laid off coal miners into service and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lim, Tai Wei (Author), Shimazaki, Naoko (Author), Godo, Yoshihisa (Author), Lim, Yiru (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Subjects:
Economic sociology.
Japan > History.
Power resources.
Economic Sociology.
History of Japan.
Natural Resource and Energy Economics.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction- Post-Mining Communities: A multidisciplinary analysis of post-closure coal mining towns in Japan and their gentrification history
  • 2. Comparison of the impacts of Japan's industrialization on the coal mining and agriculture and forestry industries
  • 3. The Miike Coal Mine and Omuta City: A case study of the largest and last mine's closure in Japan
  • 4. Historical development and gentrification of Hokkaido's former coal-mining areas: Case studies of Bibai, Kushiro, Mikasa and Yubari
  • 5. The Coal Industry in the Northeast Asian Context
  • 6. Coal Mining Subcultures: a brief cultural history of Hokkaido and comparative perspectives with other regions
  • 7. The World of the Female Miner in Japan: Sites of Compliance and Resistance
  • 8. Conclusion.

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