Maly, E and Ishikawa, E (2014) Planning for relocation in recovery after the great East Japan earthquake: Considering residential relocation in historic and international contexts. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 5(3), pp. 243-259. ISSN 1759-5916
Abstract
Purpose – This paper aims to consider the current situation of relocation in Japan after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) in the context of past examples and post-disaster housing relocation projects in other countries.; Design/methodology/approach – Information about international cases of post-disaster housing relocation was gathered though desk and literature review, supplemented by field visits to the sites for direct observation and interviews with people involved in the relocation projects.; Findings – To be successful, residential relocation must consider livelihood, especially in regards to location. Involvement of the residents in the planning and decision making process creates housing relocation projects that better meet residents' needs. Japan faces some unique challenges, yet shares commonalities with other countries, for example, in tsunami-stricken fishing areas. Housing relocation in Tohoku must strive to be accountable to the needs of the residents and the specific contexts of their communities.; Originality/value – There is still a limited amount of literature in English that considers the issues of relocation in recovery after the GEJE in an international context, especially comprehensive comparisons with multiple countries. Although this paper does not deal with each international case in great detail, the comparison provides a good overview of the key issues for residents in post-disaster relocation, and suggests how lessons from international cases could be applied to the challenges that Japan currently faces in relocation planning in the Tohoku region.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | built environment; great East Japan earthquake; housing; Japan; post disaster reconstruction; post-disaster planning; recovery planning; relocation; Tohoku |
| Index terms: | face, great East Japan earthquake, post-disaster reconstruction, built environment, recovery, tsunami, relocation, interview, literature review, post-disaster planning, housing, Tohoku, decision-making process, direct observation, methodology, Japan |
| Subjects: | operations management, research methods, data collection methods, environmental hazards, data analysis and analytics, infrastructure and transport systems, post-disaster and reconstruction, decision analysis, Geography, psychology, construction type, market analysis |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Project Management, Construction Technology, Organizational Design, Sustainability, Urban Studies, Geographical Context, Risk Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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