A Study on Community-Based Reconstruction  from Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster – A Case Study of Iwanuma City in Miyagi-Pref.

Mikiko Ishikawa

doi:10.20965/jdr.2015.p0807

single-dr.php

« previous

JDR Vol.10 No.5 pp. 807-817

(2015)

doi: 10.20965/jdr.2015.p0807

Paper:

Views over last 60 days: 898

A Study on Community-Based Reconstruction from Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster – A Case Study of Iwanuma City in Miyagi-Pref.

Mikiko Ishikawa

Department of Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University
1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Received:

June 8, 2015

Accepted:

August 4, 2015

Published:

October 1, 2015

Keywords:

Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster, community-based reconstruction, tsunami, community removal project, consensus building system

Abstract

Community-based reconstruction is the process in which social, environmental and cultural reconstruction of a community is conducted by disaster survivors following a disaster.
The author analyzed the community-based reconstruction process following the Great East Japan Earthquake. The author focuses on Iwanuma, a city in Miyagi Prefecture in which community-based reconstruction was carried out from April 2011 to July 2015, and clarified the characteristics of reconstruction planning which was done based on a collaboration of disaster survivors, local government officials and universities and other organizations. This process was then evaluated for community sustainability.
Results have clarified four stages in reconstruction planning, i.e., grand design, community workshops, consensus building by a formal committee, and new machizukuri (community building) created by the disaster survivors themselves. Consensus building was found to be the essential factor of community-based reconstruction, with each stage having different roles in consensus building.

Cite this article as:

M. Ishikawa, “A Study on Community-Based Reconstruction from Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster – A Case Study of Iwanuma City in Miyagi-Pref.,” J. Disaster Res., Vol.10 No.5, pp. 807-817, 2015.

Data files:

References

[1] Reconstruction Agency: The existing conditions of the Reconstruction from 2011 earthquake Disaster, March 10, 2015, http://www.reconstruction.go.jp/topics/main-cat1/sub-cat1-1/150313_gennjyoutokadai.pdf [accessed July 30, 2015]
[2] Ministry Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism, Community Removal Project, http://www.mlit.go.jp/crd/city/sigaiti/linebreak tobou/g7_1.html [accessed July 30, 2015]
[3] Miyagi Pref.: The Existing Conditions of the reconstruction from 2011 earthquake Disaster, http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/uploaded/linebreak attachment/307527.pdf [accessed July 30, 2015]
[4] Science Council of Japan, 2011 earthquake Task Force: The first emergency recommendation, Regarding the response to the 2011 earthquake, March 25, 2011, http://www.scj.go.jp/ja/info/linebreak kohyo/division-15.html [accessed July 30, 2015]
[5] H. Baba and M. Ishikawa, “A study on the development of settlements and tsunami earthquake disaster from the conditions of natural sites in alluvial plain,” Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, Vol.47 No.3, pp. 907-912, 2012.
[6] Reconstruction Committee in Iwanuma City: The Design of Iwanuma City for 2011 earthquake, entitled “The Reconstruction of Love and Hope,” Aug. 7, 2011, http://www.city.iwanuma.miyagi.jp/linebreak kakuka/kurasi/seikatu/matidukuri/documents/gaiyou.pdf [accessed July 30, 2015]
[7] Iwanuma City: The Master Plan of Iwanuma City for 2011 earthquake, Sept. 27, 2011, http://www.city.iwanuma.miyagi.jp/linebreak kakuka/kurasi/seikatu/matidukuri/documents/master.pdf [accessed July 30, 2015]
[8] S. Ujiie and M. Ishikawa, “The research of the salt damages of Igune and the function of Igune from the disaster prevention – A case study in Sendai alluvial flat,” Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, Vol.48 No.1, pp. 100-109, 2013.
[9] Population of 2005 are cited by a national census taken in Oct. 2005, Population of 2015 are cited by estimate of the population in Feb. 2015, which estimated by a national census taken in Oct. 2010 and population movements, http://www3.pref.iwate.jp/webdb/linebreak view/outside/s14Tokei/bnyaBtKekka.html?C=B0203&R=I002 [Iwate Pref., accessed May 27, 2015], http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/linebreak soshiki/toukei/suikei-top.html [Miyagi Pref., accessed May 27, 2015] https://www.pref.fukushima.lg.jp/sec/11045b/15847.html [Fukushima Pref., accessed May 27, 2015]

This article is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationa License.

[1] [1] Reconstruction Agency: The existing conditions of the Reconstruction from 2011 earthquake Disaster, March 10, 2015, http://www.reconstruction.go.jp/topics/main-cat1/sub-cat1-1/150313_gennjyoutokadai.pdf [accessed July 30, 2015]

[2] [2] Ministry Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism, Community Removal Project, http://www.mlit.go.jp/crd/city/sigaiti/linebreak tobou/g7_1.html [accessed July 30, 2015]

[3] [3] Miyagi Pref.: The Existing Conditions of the reconstruction from 2011 earthquake Disaster, http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/uploaded/linebreak attachment/307527.pdf [accessed July 30, 2015]

[4] [4] Science Council of Japan, 2011 earthquake Task Force: The first emergency recommendation, Regarding the response to the 2011 earthquake, March 25, 2011, http://www.scj.go.jp/ja/info/linebreak kohyo/division-15.html [accessed July 30, 2015]

[5] [5] H. Baba and M. Ishikawa, “A study on the development of settlements and tsunami earthquake disaster from the conditions of natural sites in alluvial plain,” Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, Vol.47 No.3, pp. 907-912, 2012.

[6] [6] Reconstruction Committee in Iwanuma City: The Design of Iwanuma City for 2011 earthquake, entitled “The Reconstruction of Love and Hope,” Aug. 7, 2011, http://www.city.iwanuma.miyagi.jp/linebreak kakuka/kurasi/seikatu/matidukuri/documents/gaiyou.pdf [accessed July 30, 2015]

[7] [7] Iwanuma City: The Master Plan of Iwanuma City for 2011 earthquake, Sept. 27, 2011, http://www.city.iwanuma.miyagi.jp/linebreak kakuka/kurasi/seikatu/matidukuri/documents/master.pdf [accessed July 30, 2015]

[8] [8] S. Ujiie and M. Ishikawa, “The research of the salt damages of Igune and the function of Igune from the disaster prevention – A case study in Sendai alluvial flat,” Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, Vol.48 No.1, pp. 100-109, 2013.

[9] [9] Population of 2005 are cited by a national census taken in Oct. 2005, Population of 2015 are cited by estimate of the population in Feb. 2015, which estimated by a national census taken in Oct. 2010 and population movements, http://www3.pref.iwate.jp/webdb/linebreak view/outside/s14Tokei/bnyaBtKekka.html?C=B0203&R=I002 [Iwate Pref., accessed May 27, 2015], http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/linebreak soshiki/toukei/suikei-top.html [Miyagi Pref., accessed May 27, 2015] https://www.pref.fukushima.lg.jp/sec/11045b/15847.html [Fukushima Pref., accessed May 27, 2015]