Yoshiteru Murosaki

Abstract:
The 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake reduced a highly developed modern city to rubble in a matter of seconds. In comparison, it has required nearly a decade for the stricken area to recover and resume its previous structure and functions. Below, we review reconstruction during this decade and point out lessons learned, focusing on reconstruction strategies.

Keywords: the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, reconstruction strategies, reconstruction vision, housing reconstruction, city reconstruction