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Community-Based Reconstruction of Society

University Involvement and Lessons from East Japan Compared with Those from Kobe, Aceh, and Sichuan

Yuka Kaneko editor Akihiko Hokugo editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer Verlag, Singapore

Published:18th Jan '18

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This volume presents an academic proposal, developed by a joint research group of leading scholars in the social and natural sciences from universities affected by global-scale mega disasters occurring in Asia in recent decades. These include Kobe University, which experienced the 1995 Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake; Tohoku University and Iwate University, both at the center of post-disaster reconstruction following the 2011 East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami; Syiah Kuala University in Aceh, Indonesia, which was hard-hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami; and Sichuan University, which took a leading role in post-disaster recovery following the 2004 Sichuan Earthquake. Presenting a comparative analysis focused on lessons learned from the recovery phase following the East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, the book addresses in detail the questions of what should be done to enable truly community-based town planning, and what roles should be played by universities in order to achieve those goals.

ISBN: 9789811054624

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95 pages

1st ed. 2017