The 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: Reconstruction and Restoration : Insights and Assessment after 5 Years

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Complexities and Difficulties Behind the Implementation of Reconstruction Plans After the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of March 2011....Pages 3-20
The Problems of Plan-Making: Reconstruction Plans After the Great East Japan Earthquake....Pages 21-36
Building Back a Better Tohoku After the March 2011 Tsunami: Contradicting Evidence....Pages 37-54
Creating Urban Resilience Using Spatial Planning: The Case of Miyako City During the First Five Years After the Great East Japan Earthquake....Pages 55-66
Lessons Learned in Disaster Debris Management of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami....Pages 67-88
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Revisiting Tohoku’s 5-Year Recovery: Community Rebuilding Policies, Programs and Implementation....Pages 91-111
Enhancing Community Resilience Through Capacity Development After GEJE: The Case of Sendaishi-chiiki Bousai Leaders (SBLs) in Miyagi Prefecture....Pages 113-126
Community Design in the Recovery Following the March 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami....Pages 127-138
Healthy Community Resilient Against Disaster....Pages 139-152
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Planning Challenges for Housing and Built Environment Recovery After the Great East Japan Earthquake: Collaborative Planning and Management Go Beyond Government-Driven Redevelopment Projects....Pages 155-169
Housing and Reconstruction over the Five Years After the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami....Pages 171-182
Changes in Land Use After the Great East Japan Earthquake and Related Issues of Urban Form....Pages 183-203
Housing Recovery and Displacement from Fukushima: Five Years Post-Nuclear Meltdown....Pages 205-225
Front Matter....Pages 227-227
Restoration Measures After the 2011 Tohoku-oki Tsunami and Their Impact on Tsunami Research....Pages 229-247
Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on the Seaweed (Eisenia bicyclis) Habitat at Oshika Peninsula, Miyagi, Japan....Pages 249-264
Temporal and Spatial Changes in a Coastal Ecotone in Shizugawa Bay, Sanriku Coast Due to the Impacts of the Tsunami on 11 March 2011 and the Following Artificial Impacts....Pages 265-278
Reconstruction and Restoration After the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami; Tohoku Ecosystem-Associated Marine Sciences (TEAMS) Project Activities....Pages 279-290
The Coastal Environment and the Reconstruction Process After the Great East Japan Earthquake: A Few Notes....Pages 291-338
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Impact of the 2011 Tohoku-oki Earthquake Tsunami on Cultivated Soil in Miyagi Prefecture, Northeastern Japan: An Overview....Pages 341-354
The Regional Structure and Farming Resumption in a Tsunami-Affected Community: The Case Studies of Otomo and Hirota Districts in Rikuzentakata City: Iwate Prefecture....Pages 355-368
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Tohoku University Rapeseed Project for Restoring Tsunami-Salt-Damaged Farmland: Was the Wisdom of Agricultural Science Utilized for the Restoration?....Pages 369-383
Front Matter....Pages 385-385
The Yamamoto Coast Over Five Years; The Reconstruction of an Embankment with Tsunami-Induced Embayment....Pages 387-403
Challenges in Reconstruction and Strategies for Prevention and Mitigation of Coastal Disasters Five Years After the GEJE....Pages 405-421
Formation of Breaking Bores in Fukushima Prefecture Coastline Due to the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami: A Comprehensive Study Five Years After....Pages 423-434
The Role of Tsunami Engineering in Building Resilient Communities and Issues to Be Improved After the GEJE....Pages 435-448
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Evolution of Numerical Modeling as a Tool for Predicting Tsunami-Induced Morphological Changes in Coastal Areas: A Review Since the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake....Pages 451-467
Recent Process in Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Analysis (PTHA) for Mega Thrust Subduction Earthquakes....Pages 469-485