Complexities and difficulties behind the implementation of reconstruction plans after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of March 2011

Yasuaki Onoda; Haruka Tsukuda; Sachi Suzuki

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-58691-5_1

Complexities and difficulties behind the implementation of reconstruction plans after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of March 2011

Yasuaki Onoda, Haruka Tsukuda, Sachi Suzuki

ENG - Architecture and Building Science

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Abstract

The damage resulting from the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) and subsequent tsunami necessitated a re-evaluation of the way land is used in the affected areas. Despite receiving various reconstruction subsidies, many disaster-affected municipalities have struggled in their rebuilding efforts under various difficulties: scarce resources, a sharp increase in construction costs, a shortage of expertise, and the strict application of the new tsunami mitigation rule (Two-Two Rule). However, it has been difficult to track these continuous challenges and struggles. Most reconstruction decisions are made at the municipal level, and the information is not widely shared. The author has participated in many reconstruction projects as an architectural planner and a reconstruction advisor. Based on the outcome of recent studies and the author’s own practical experiences, this article aims to show the actual status and challenges of reconstruction works after the GEJE.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Pages	3-20
Number of pages	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58691-5_1
Publication status	Published - 2018

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Name	Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research
Volume	47
ISSN (Print)	1878-9897
ISSN (Electronic)	2213-6959

Keywords

Build Back Better
Community
Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE)
Public housing
Relocation
Two-Two Rule

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Global and Planetary Change
Geography, Planning and Development
Economic Geology
Computers in Earth Sciences
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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Onoda, Y., Tsukuda, H., & Suzuki, S. (2018). Complexities and difficulties behind the implementation of reconstruction plans after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of March 2011. In Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research (pp. 3-20). (Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research; Vol. 47). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58691-5_1

Complexities and difficulties behind the implementation of reconstruction plans after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of March 2011. / Onoda, Yasuaki ; Tsukuda, Haruka; Suzuki, Sachi.
Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Springer Netherlands, 2018. p. 3-20 (Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research; Vol. 47).

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Onoda, Y , Tsukuda, H & Suzuki, S 2018, Complexities and difficulties behind the implementation of reconstruction plans after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of March 2011. in Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol. 47, Springer Netherlands, pp. 3-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58691-5_1

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