- Title Pages
- List of figures and tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Notes on contributors
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Introduction Disaster response and spatial planning – key challenges and strategies - Part A
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Chapter A1a Disaster risk management and its relationship to land use geographies vulnerable to water-related disasters: an analysis of the Japanese legislative system -
Chapter A1b Spatial planning for housing recovery after the Great East Japan Earthquake -
Chapter A1c Urban planning and reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake -
Chapter A2a Politics in spatial planning in Aceh recovery post-tsunami 2004 -
Chapter A2b Coastal resilience in Indonesia: from planning to implementation -
Chapter A3 Planning for resilience in the New York metro region after Hurricane Sandy -
Chapter A4a Spatial planning focusing on risk management in Slovakia -
Chapter A4b Enhancement of flood management and flood protection planning in Eastern Slovakia -
Chapter A5a Flood risk management by spatial planning -
Chapter A5b Major-accident hazards in spatial planning -
Chapter A6 Cross-case analysis: lessons learned and overview of case examples -
Chapter B1 Planning systems for risk reduction and issues in pre-disaster implementation -
Chapter B2 Land-use planning after mega-disasters: between disaster prevention and spatial sustainability -
Chapter B3 Role of coordination in building spatial resilience after disasters -
Chapter B4 Residents’ participation in rebuilding more resilient space -
Chapter B5 Spatial planning and dealing with uncertainties associated with future disasters -
Conclusion Change-proof cities and regions – an integrated concept for tackling key challenges for spatial development - Index
Urban planning and reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Urban planning and reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake
- Chapter:
- (p.55) Chapter A1c Urban planning and reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake
- Source:
- Spatial Planning and Resilience Following Disasters
- Author(s):
Michio Ubaura
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
This chapter illustrates the contents of urban planning and reconstruction activities after the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred in 2011. First, a paradigm shift in Japanese urban planning against the backdrop of demographic change is explained as premises for the reconstruction activities after the GEJE. Then, the reconstruction land use plan in general is introduced with the concrete examples of Ishinomaki city, Onagawa town and Ofunato city. Based on this information, the author describes some points of concern in the planning process of land use plans as well as its reality. Finally, he also shows the actual situation of urban formation and points out some problems of it.
Keywords: The Great East Japan Earthquake, reconstruction, land use plans, urban formation, urban planning
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- Title Pages
- List of figures and tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Notes on contributors
-
Introduction Disaster response and spatial planning – key challenges and strategies - Part A
-
Chapter A1a Disaster risk management and its relationship to land use geographies vulnerable to water-related disasters: an analysis of the Japanese legislative system -
Chapter A1b Spatial planning for housing recovery after the Great East Japan Earthquake -
Chapter A1c Urban planning and reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake -
Chapter A2a Politics in spatial planning in Aceh recovery post-tsunami 2004 -
Chapter A2b Coastal resilience in Indonesia: from planning to implementation -
Chapter A3 Planning for resilience in the New York metro region after Hurricane Sandy -
Chapter A4a Spatial planning focusing on risk management in Slovakia -
Chapter A4b Enhancement of flood management and flood protection planning in Eastern Slovakia -
Chapter A5a Flood risk management by spatial planning -
Chapter A5b Major-accident hazards in spatial planning -
Chapter A6 Cross-case analysis: lessons learned and overview of case examples -
Chapter B1 Planning systems for risk reduction and issues in pre-disaster implementation -
Chapter B2 Land-use planning after mega-disasters: between disaster prevention and spatial sustainability -
Chapter B3 Role of coordination in building spatial resilience after disasters -
Chapter B4 Residents’ participation in rebuilding more resilient space -
Chapter B5 Spatial planning and dealing with uncertainties associated with future disasters -
Conclusion Change-proof cities and regions – an integrated concept for tackling key challenges for spatial development - Index
