TY - CHAP
T1 - Three years after a mega-disaster
T2 - Recovery policies, programs and implementation after the Great East Japan Earthquake
AU - Iuchi, Kanako
AU - Maly, Elizabeth
AU - Johnson, Laurie
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by an IRIDeS Research Grant through the International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, and partially supported by JSPS Grants-in-Aid Grant Number 26420597. The authors appreciate all those who shared their time and knowledge to help prepare this paper, especially government officers and community members in the Tohoku region. The authors take sole responsibility for any inaccuracies and omissions.
Publisher Copyright:
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Since March 11 2011, the national government of Japan has invested significant resources to aid recovery in the Tohoku region, devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) and tsunami. Thus far, 25 trillion yen (approximately US$ 250 billion) has been committed, a 10-year national Reconstruction Agency has been established to guide the process, and many planning policies and rebuilding programs have been developed and implemented. During this time, four Prefectures and 81 local governments have also crafted recovery plans, and identified national rebuilding programs for use in implementing their plans. The first sites for permanent relocated settlements have been completed, and some residents have already moved into permanent disaster recovery public housing. At the same time, approximately 267,000 people are still displaced and living in temporary housing as of March 2014. This chapter provides an overview of policies and programs for rebuilding from the GEJE that have a strong emphasis on reducing risk for future tsunamis, along with the awareness of the need for both physical and non-physical aspects of disaster mitigation. Focus is given to describing policies and programs for land use, temporary housing and the current conditions of disaster survivors in regaining stability in their lives. Also, the progress of program implementation and livelihood rebuilding in communities is clarified, to explain the unprecedented challenges and emerging opportunities that affected localities and communities are experiencing due to the unique nature of the tsunami impacts.
AB - Since March 11 2011, the national government of Japan has invested significant resources to aid recovery in the Tohoku region, devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) and tsunami. Thus far, 25 trillion yen (approximately US$ 250 billion) has been committed, a 10-year national Reconstruction Agency has been established to guide the process, and many planning policies and rebuilding programs have been developed and implemented. During this time, four Prefectures and 81 local governments have also crafted recovery plans, and identified national rebuilding programs for use in implementing their plans. The first sites for permanent relocated settlements have been completed, and some residents have already moved into permanent disaster recovery public housing. At the same time, approximately 267,000 people are still displaced and living in temporary housing as of March 2014. This chapter provides an overview of policies and programs for rebuilding from the GEJE that have a strong emphasis on reducing risk for future tsunamis, along with the awareness of the need for both physical and non-physical aspects of disaster mitigation. Focus is given to describing policies and programs for land use, temporary housing and the current conditions of disaster survivors in regaining stability in their lives. Also, the progress of program implementation and livelihood rebuilding in communities is clarified, to explain the unprecedented challenges and emerging opportunities that affected localities and communities are experiencing due to the unique nature of the tsunami impacts.
KW - Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
KW - Land use and rebuilding for risk reduction
KW - Rebuilding policies and programs
KW - Temporary and permanent housing
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-10202-3_3
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-10202-3_3
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85014058515
T3 - Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research
SP - 29
EP - 46
BT - Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research
PB - Springer Netherlands
ER -
