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Kanako Iuchi
Section
International Research Institute of Disaster Science
Job title
Associate Professor
Degree

  • PhD in Regional Planning (University of Illinois)

  • Master of Regional Planning (Cornell University)

Education 3

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.　Department of Urban and Regional Planning

    2006/08 - 2010/12

  • Cornell University,　Department of City and Regional Planning

    2004/08 - 2006/05

  • University of Tsukuba,　School of Science and Engineering,　College of Policy Planning and Sciences

    1990/09 - 1994/08

Committee Memberships 3

  • 環境省　地域のレジリエンス強化におけるパートナーシップのあり方検討会委員

    2024/04 - 2026/03

  • 国際協力機構　地震分野の防災協力の再評価と重点分野の今後の方策検討会委員

    2021/04 - 2022/03

  • 厚生労働省　被災３県心のケア総合支援調査研究事業検討委員会委員

    2020/04 - 2021/03

Professional Memberships 4

  • 地域安全学会

  • 日本都市計画学会

  • Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

  • American Planning Association

Research Interests 4

  • まちづくり

  • community development

  • international development planning

  • Environmental planning (managing natural disasters)

Research Areas 1

  • Social infrastructure (civil Engineering, architecture, disaster prevention) / Architectural and city planning /

Awards 5

  1. JAPA Best Article 2024 Award

    2025/06　Journal of American Planning Association　Adaptability of Low-Income Communities in Postdisaster Relocation: A Long-Term Study Following Typhoon Haiyan

  2. Case Study Award

    2018/02　Association of Collegiate School of Planning/ the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.　Rhetoric of recovering resilient: Unveiling how building back safer transforms into development for prosperity (A case of post-Yolanda rebuilding)

  3. EAP VPU Team Awards,

    2012　The World Bank.　Sustainable Low-Carbon City Development in China

  4. Outstanding Doctorate Student Award

    2011/05　Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois.

  5. National PERISHIP awards

    2009　National Science Foundation, the Public Entity Risk Institute and the University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center.　Dissertation Fellowships in Hazards, Risk, and Disasters

Papers 38

  1. Towards Sustainable Disaster Prevention: Strengthening Environment-based Disaster Governance in Indonesia Peer-reviewed

    Rahmawati Husein, Kanako Iuchi

    IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science　1566　(1)　012010-012010　2025/12/01

    Publisher: IOP Publishing

    DOI： 10.1088/1755-1315/1566/1/012010 　

    ISSN： 1755-1307

    eISSN： 1755-1315

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    Abstract This study investigates the role of environmental governance in strengthening sustainable disaster prevention strategies. In Indonesia, ecological disasters are occurring with increasing frequency due to ongoing environmental degradation. Although the total number of disaster events declined in 2022, their impacts became more widespread and severe, indicating systemic weaknesses in disaster governance amidst increasingly complex and persistent risks. This research adopts a qualitative approach, utilizing secondary data as the primary source. Data analysis was conducted in three stages: data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. During the data presentation phase, NVivo 12 Plus software was employed to visualize and categorize the findings. The results reveal that disaster management in Indonesia is highly dependent on coordination between central and local governments. However, ineffective environmental governance and unsustainable development practices continue to exacerbate the risk of ecological disasters. Critical contributing factors include unsustainable resource exploitation, environmental degradation, climate change, and poor waste management. Therefore, disaster governance reform that integrates the principles of environmental sustainability is imperative. A key limitation of this study is its reliance on secondary data; future research should adopt applied and empirical approaches to enrich the analysis and provide deeper insights.

  2. The Use of Buyout/Acquisition vs. Elevation Programs in the Floodplain and Risk Reduction Peer-reviewed

    Kanako IUCHI, Kensuke OTSUYAMA, Ryo INOUE, Ruili XU

    Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan　60　(3)　1423-1430　2025/11

    Publisher: The City Planning Institute of Japan

    DOI： 10.11361/journalcpij.60.1423 　

    ISSN： 0916-0647

    eISSN： 2185-0593

  3. Deconstructing the concept of camp governance toward practice-based theory building on post-disaster relocation Peer-reviewed

    Christine Gibb, Kaira Zoe Alburo-Cañete, Kanako Iuchi

    International Journal of Comparative Sociology　66　(3)　459-495　2025/03/17

    Publisher: SAGE Publications

    DOI： 10.1177/00207152251325224 　

    ISSN： 0020-7152

    eISSN： 1745-2554

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    This article posits a simple, yet provocative, argument: post-disaster relocation sites are camps characterized by “incompleteness” where multiple actors seek to govern. The discursive framing of relocation sites as long-term solutions where residents are safe from natural hazards and integrate into their new communities suggests that relocation sites are not camps. Within these camp spaces, diverse actors attempt sometimes competing, sometimes complementary, forms of governance. Conceptualizing post-disaster relocation sites as camps allows us to scrutinize the governing practices that shape socio-spatial relations and subjectivities of disaster-affected people long after a “solution” to their initial displacement has supposedly been attained. By privileging the notion of “incompleteness” over “finishedness,” we better understand the tangible and invisible forces that inflect disaster recovery efforts, on one hand, and the regulations, negotiations, and resistances that transpire within these post-disaster spaces, on the other. Drawing on empirical studies of relocation sites in the Philippines and Japan, we examine camp governance. We deploy three conceptual filters—politics of loss, spatial forms and practices, and resistance—to study the assemblages of rules that shape life in resettlement sites, the unrecognized modes of meaning-making, the affects entangled in socio-spatial practices and encounters with material forms, and the resistances to prescribed “ways to live.” Such analyses explain why relocation sites are camps, and what are the implications of obscuring this conceptualization.

  4. Recovery for Resilience: Exploring the Disconnect Between Collaborative Planning and Project Implementation in Post-Hurricane Sandy New York City Peer-reviewed

    Kanako Iuchi, Donovan Finn

    Journal of Disaster Research　19　(6)　956-970　2024/12/01

    Publisher: Fuji Technology Press Ltd.

    DOI： 10.20965/jdr.2024.p0956 　

    ISSN： 1881-2473

    eISSN： 1883-8030

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    Collaborative and participatory planning processes that are interactive, thoughtful, and efficient have become increasingly important elements of post-disaster recovery. Meanwhile, rapid action remains critically important to quickly restore destroyed urban systems, but creating long-term resilience demands new ideas that are also implementable. These various tensions create a daunting paradox, and while many communities have attempted to use collaborative planning approaches in recovery, useful assessments and guidance on collaborative recovery planning is sparse. To better understand the nuances of a collaborative recovery, we document and evaluate the effectiveness of the collaborative processes behind the planning of the ESCR resilience project, initiated as BIG U in New York City, which emphasizes community participation and collaborative decision-making. The project is unique because of its innovative and interactive multi-stakeholder processes. The authors have studied the case longitudinally over the past decade, using a variety of research methods to gather relevant information. The ESCR collaborative efforts suggest that, first, there is a disconnect in the dominant rationalities behind climate resilience efforts between the planning and implementation phases. Second, given the disconnect between the planning and implementation phases, collaborative efforts must be refined to remain relevant in the implementation phase. Third, even after project implementation, there are different types of rationality employed, and thus varying levels of satisfaction, depending on the benefits that participants receive. While planners must recognize the disconnect between collaborative planning and project implementation and seek ways to mitigate any abrupt shifts, we conclude that collaborative approaches to recovery planning can be effective and manageable, even in unique recovery situations.

  5. Adaptability of Low-Income Communities in Postdisaster Relocation

    Kanako Iuchi

    Journal of the American Planning Association　90　(1)　2-17　2023/02/08

    Publisher: Informa UK Limited

    DOI： 10.1080/01944363.2022.2133781 　

    ISSN： 0194-4363

    eISSN： 1939-0130

  6. Questioning the hazard map-based rebuilding process: learning from the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake in Indonesia

    Kanako Iuchi, Hiroshi Takagi, Yasuhito Jibiki, Tamiyo Kondo, Ayako Kusunoki, Nuraini Rahma Hanifa, Dicky Pelupessy, Rahmadiyah Tria Gayathri, Robert Olshansky

    Coastal Engineering Journal　65　(1)　126-148　2023/01/02

    Publisher: Informa UK Limited

    DOI： 10.1080/21664250.2023.2165430 　

    ISSN： 2166-4250

    eISSN： 1793-6292

  7. Tourism destination resilience to natural hazards: vulnerabilities, risks, and host-community impact-mitigation strategies Peer-reviewed

    Nguyen, D, Esteban, M, Iuchi, K

    Handbook of Tourism Impacts　279-294　2022/05/13

    Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

    DOI： 10.4337/9781800377684.00032 　

  8. Is the Post Disaster Needs Assessment Important to Investment in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation? Lessons from Indonesia and the Philippines Based on Literature Review Peer-reviewed

    Yasuhito Jibiki, Dicky C. Pelupessy, Daisuke Sasaki, Kanako Iuchi

    Disaster Risk Reduction　139-152　2022

    Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore

    DOI： 10.1007/978-981-19-2924-3_9 　

    ISSN： 2196-4106

    eISSN： 2196-4114

  9. Voices from communities relocated to Tacloban North after Typhoon Yolanda Peer-reviewed

    Elizabeth Maly, Aiko Sakurai, Fautisto Aure, Maria Caintic, Kanako Iuchi

    IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science　630　012013　2021/02

  10. Learning from a Post-Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda Recovery Institution (OPARR): A New Research Agenda for Recovery Governance Peer-reviewed

    Kanako Iuchi, Yasuhito Jibiki, Beth Tamayose

    Journal of Disaster Research　15　(7)　845-854　2020/12/01

    Publisher: Fuji Technology Press Ltd.

    DOI： 10.20965/jdr.2020.p0845 　

    ISSN： 1881-2473

    eISSN： 1883-8030

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    In the phase after disasters, particularly those of an unprecedented magnitude, governance structures often emerge specifically oriented toward rebuilding, with a post-disaster institution at its center to head the reconstruction process. However, little is understood about such institutions’ actual operation, impact on recovery, and role in recovery governance. As post-disaster institutions are trending in recovery, it is important to better understand their nature. As a first step to comprehending the role of these institutions, this study explores a framework for evaluating their success and unpacking the implications of managing recovery in a compressed timeframe. Methods included literature and ethnographic analysis using first-hand knowledge accumulated through longitudinal in-person interviews. The case institution is the Office of the Presidential Assistance on Reconstruction and Recovery (OPARR), established after the 2013 typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) in the national government of the Philippines. Two major findings are reported: First, seven themes – “establishment,” “funding,” “coordination,” “politics,” “leadership,” “achievement,” and “post-disestablishment” – are identified as useful to assess post-disaster institutions. Second, concepts of permanency versus impermanency of institutions after disasters and bottom-up participatory versus top-down structured processes are identified as key implications of operating recovery under time compression, and as areas for further research. The proposed framework provides a basis to better understand and ultimately improve these institutions’ operation and will ideally further efforts to research cross-comparisons in various locations. The study results also suggest a first step in increasing knowledge toward more effective institutions and refining methodological approaches to better examine institutional operation and recovery governance.

  11. Implementation of Post Disaster Needs Assessment in Indonesia: Literature Review Peer-reviewed

    Yasuhito Jibiki, Dicky Pelupessy, Daisuke Sasaki, Kanako Iuchi

    Journal of Disaster Research　15　(7)　975-980　2020/12/01

    Publisher: Fuji Technology Press Ltd.

    DOI： 10.20965/jdr.2020.p0975 　

    ISSN： 1881-2473

    eISSN： 1883-8030

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    This paper shares key findings from past studies on Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) in Indonesia, to be used as inputs for future research. We used Google Scholar to identify the relevant articles for analysis. From the 297 results obtained, we selected 25 materials, which are reviewed in detail. We classified the findings in the selected literature into 4 topics. (1) Cases of PDNA implementation in Indonesia: many studies deal with the Indian Ocean Tsunami and the Central Java Earthquake. (2) Policy aspects: the previous literature demonstrated PDNA policies and regulations, on which not only the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) but also others (e.g., Ministry of Home Affairs) have primary jurisdiction. (3) Coordination of implementation: coordination by the local disaster management agencies (BPBD) when facing challenges. (4) Methodological issues: the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) methodology does not perfectly fit in practice. One of the most significant implications drawn from the review is that more research is needed to examine policy aspects. The existing studies tend to focus mainly on BNPB, and such BNPB-centric perspectives prevented a comprehensive identification of the relevant actors, leading to a narrow range of analysis on PDNA. Our review suggests that changing viewpoints, being mindful of the BNPB function, is beneficial for further understanding PDNA implementation in Indonesia.

  12. Post-disaster land use management after mega coastal disasters: Case studies of Canterbury Earthquake, Hurricane Sandy and the Great East Japan Earthquake

    近藤民代, 井内加奈子, 馬場美智子, MALY Elizabeth

    都市計画報告集(Web)　19　(2020)　5-12　2020/05

  13. Governing community relocation after major disasters: An analysis of three different approaches and its outcomes in Asia Peer-reviewed

    Kanako Iuchi, John Mutter

    Progress in Disaster Science　6　100071-100071　2020/04

    Publisher: Elsevier BV

    DOI： 10.1016/j.pdisas.2020.100071 　

    ISSN： 2590-0617

  14. Exploratory Analysis of the Relationship Between Livelihood Disruptions and Displacement Intentions Following a Volcanic Eruption: A Case from the 2014 Mt. Kelud Eruption Peer-reviewed

    Yasuhito Jibiki, Dicky Pelupessy, Kanako Iuchi

    Journal of Disaster Research　14　(8)　1066-1071　2019/11/01

    Publisher: Fuji Technology Press Ltd.

    DOI： 10.20965/jdr.2019.p1066 　

    ISSN： 1881-2473

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    The current study explores the possible relationship between livelihood disruptions and displacement intentions in the short and long term, following a volcanic eruption. Previous studies in a similar context suggest that livestock breeding and farming remain important to the affected population in terms of livelihood maintenance, even when eruptions severely interrupt these activities. Other research findings suggest people consider eruptions opportunities to improve income through increased crop cultivations. Previous studies have concluded that people prefer to return to agricultural and farming activities, even if eruptions significantly disturb them. Little research, however, quantitatively addresses the impact of eruptions on income or explores the relationship between livelihood disruption and relocation intention. To understand this relationship, we conducted a questionnaire survey of villagers in the Kediri and Blitar districts of Indonesia who received an evacuation order during the 2014 Mt. Kelud eruption. We collected and analyzed the data from 440 valid responses. One of our major findings supports earlier research findings vis-à-vis the association between agricultural losses and villagers’ decisions to relocate in the long term. Our data suggest that villagers with no relocation intention had experienced larger agricultural losses, thus suggesting that agricultural losses do not constitute a large factor affecting relocation intention. Likewise, we found there to be no statistically significant relationship between livestock damages/losses and displacement intentions. These findings suggest the importance of further research into causal relationships among economic loss, farming damages and losses, and displacement intentions.

  15. Natural Hazards Governance in the Philippines

    Kanako Iuchi, Yasuhito Jibiki, Renato Solidum, Ramon Santiago

    Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science　2019/01/25

    Publisher: Oxford University Press

    DOI： 10.1093/acrefore/9780199389407.013.233 　

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    <p>Located in the Pacific Ring of Fire and the typhoon belt, the Philippines is one of the most hazard prone countries in the world. The country faces different types of natural hazards including geophysical disturbances such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, meteorological and hydrological events such as typhoons and floods, and slow-onset disasters such as droughts. Together with rapidly increasing population growth and urbanization, large-scale natural phenomena have resulted in unprecedented scales of devastation. In the early 21st century alone, the country experienced some of the most destructive and costliest disasters in its history including Typhoon Yolanda (2013), Typhoon Pablo (2012), and the Bohol Earthquake (2013).</p> <p>Recurrent natural disasters have prompted the Philippine government to develop disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) strategies to better prepare, respond, and recover, as well as to be more resilient in the face of natural disasters. Since the early 1940s, the governing structure has undergone several revisions through legal and institutional arrangements. Historical natural disasters and seismic risks have affected and continue to threaten the National Capital Region (NCR) and the surrounding administrative areas; these were key factors in advancing DRRM laws and regulations, as well as in restructuring its governing bodies. The current DRRM structure was instituted under Republic Act no. 10121 (RA10121) in 2010 and was implemented to shift from responsive to proactive governance by better engaging local governments (LGUs), communities, and the private sector to reduce long-term disaster risk. This Republic Act established a national disaster risk reduction and management council (NDRRMC) to develop strategies that manage and reduce risk.</p> <p>Typhoon Yolanda in 2013 was the most significant test of this revised governance structure and related strategies. The typhoon revealed drawbacks of the current council-led governing structure to advancing resilience. Salient topics include how to respond better to disaster realities, how to efficiently coordinate among relevant agencies, and how to be more inclusive of relevant actors. Together with other issues, such as the way to co-exist with climate change efforts, a thorough examination of RA 10121 by the national government and advocates for DRRM is underway. Some of the most important discourse to date focuses on ways to institute a powerful governing body that enables more efficient DRRM with administrative and financial power. The hope is that by instituting a governing system that can thoroughly lead all phases of preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery, the country can withstand future—and likely more frequent—mega-disasters.</p>

  16. An investigation of the reality of community-building in Post-Yolanda relocation areas in Tacloban City, Philippines International-coauthorship Peer-reviewed

    MALY Elizabeth, 桜井 愛子, 井内 加奈子

    Proceedings of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) 50th Conference Sustainable Urban Environments　-　2019

  17. Designing coastal resilience in response to disasters: Approaches in Tohoku, New York, and Leyte regions Invited

    Iuchi, Kanako, Mutter, John

    Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation　18　(5)　6-19　2018/09

  18. Barriers towards hotel disaster preparedness: Case studies of post 2011 Tsunami, Japan Peer-reviewed

    David N. Nguyen, Fumihiko Imamura, Kanako Iuchi

    International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction　28　585-594　2018/06/01

    Publisher: Elsevier Ltd

    DOI： 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.01.008 　

    ISSN： 2212-4209

  19. An analysis on relationship between flood depth and decline in residential property prices after Hurricane Sandy Peer-reviewed

    Ryo Inoue, Hayato Otsu, Kanako Iuchi

    Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Engineering) [Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering]　74　(4 [62])　I_1315-I_1320　2018/03

  20. An interdisciplinary approach to urban reconstruction after the 2011 tsunami

    Hooimeijer, F, Bricker, J, Iuchi, K

    TU Delft Delta Links　2018/02

  21. Revisiting Tohoku’s 5-Year Recovery: Community Rebuilding Policies, Programs and Implementation Peer-reviewed

    Kanako Iuchi, Robert Olshansky

    Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research　91-111　2018

    Publisher: Springer International Publishing

    DOI： 10.1007/978-3-319-58691-5_6 　

    ISSN： 1878-9897

    eISSN： 2213-6959

  22. 宮城県・東日本大震災復興検証に向けた事前調査

    佐藤翔輔, 井内加奈子, 松本行真, 今村文彦

    日本災害復興学会2017年度神戸大会予稿集　55-56　2017/10

  23. Public-private collaboration for disaster risk management: A case study of hotels in Matsushima, Japan Peer-reviewed

    David N. Nguyen, Fumihiko Imamura, Kanako Iuchi

    TOURISM MANAGEMENT　61　129-140　2017/08

    DOI： 10.1016/j.tourman.2017.02.003 　

    ISSN： 0261-5177

    eISSN： 1879-3193

  24. Revisiting Tohoku’s 5-Year Recovery: Community Rebuilding Policies, Programs and Implementation

    Kanako Iuchi, Robert Olshansky

    Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research　91-111　2017/07/13

    Publisher: Springer International Publishing

    DOI： 10.1007/978-3-319-58691-5_6 　

    ISSN： 1878-9897

    eISSN： 2213-6959

  25. Overview of Super Typhoon Haiyan and Characteristics of Human Damage due to its Storm Surge in the Coastal Region, Philippines Peer-reviewed

    Shuichi Kure, Yasuhito Jibiki, Kanako Iuchi, Keiko Udo

    JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH　75　1152-1156　2016/03

    DOI： 10.2112/SI75-231.1 　

    ISSN： 0749-0208

    eISSN： 1551-5036

  26. Disaster management in coastal tourism destinations: The case for transactive planning and social learning Peer-reviewed

    David Nguyen, Fumihiko Imamura, Kanako Iuchi

    International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development　4　(2)　3-17　2016

    Publisher: SPSD Press

    DOI： 10.14246/irspsd.4.2_3 　

    ISSN： 2187-3666

  27. Roles of people, community and planning in recovery after Mega-Disasters: A symposium synopsis Peer-reviewed

    Kanako Iuchi, Elizabeth Maly

    Journal of Disaster Research　11　(3)　512-516　2016

    Publisher: Fuji Technology Press

    DOI： 10.20965/jdr.2016.p0512 　

    ISSN： 1883-8030 1881-2473

  28. Community-based Housing Reconstruction and Relocation: REKOMPAK program after the 2010 Eruption of Mt. Merapi, Indonesia Peer-reviewed

    Maly, E, Iuchi, K, Nareswari, A

    Institute of Social Safety Science Journal　27　205-214　2015/11

  29. Community-driven post-disaster rebuilding policy and its relocation patterns: A case study of resettlement after the volcanic eruption of Mt. Merapi in Yogyakarta, Indonesia Peer-reviewed

    Iuchi, K, Matsumaru, R, Maly, E

    Journal of City Planning Institute of Japan　50　(3)　431-437　2015/10

    Publisher: The City Planning Institute of Japan

    DOI： 10.11361/journalcpij.50.431 　

    ISSN： 0916-0647

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    Controlling risk by utilizing land use planning – including relocation – has been identified as one of the most promising strategies to mitigate disaster risk within the current "build back better" dialogue. However, there are still few studies on post-disaster community relocation to reduce various risks. This paper focuses on the post-Merapi relocation case in Yogyakarta to examine how community-driven post-disaster rebuilding policy supports relocation after disasters. The study found that the flexible nature of the REKOMPAK program, adopted and upgraded in Indonesia since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, allowed for five relocation land use patterns that were able to maintain traditional community conditions while successfully distancing residential areas from volcanic hazards.

  30. Three Years After a Mega-disaster: Recovery Policies, Programs and Implementation After the Great East Japan Earthquake

    Kanako Iuchi, Elizabeth Maly, Laurie Johnson

    Post-Tsunami Hazard　44　29-46　2014/09/23

    Publisher: Springer International Publishing

    DOI： 10.1007/978-3-319-10202-3_3 　

    ISSN： 1878-9897

    eISSN： 2213-6959

  31. Planning resettlement after disasters Peer-reviewed

    Iuchi, Kanako

    Journal of the American Planning Association　80　(4)　413-425　2014/02

  32. Securing Tohoku's Future: Planning for Rebuilding in the First Year Following the Tohoku-Oki Earthquake and Tsunami Peer-reviewed

    Kanako Iuchi, Laurie A. Johnson, Robert B. Olshansky

    EARTHQUAKE SPECTRA　29　(S1)　S479-S499　2013/03

    DOI： 10.1193/1.4000119 　

    ISSN： 8755-2930

    eISSN： 1944-8201

  33. Policy-Supported Social Capital in Postdisaster Recovery: Some Positive Evidence Invited

    Kanako Iuchi

    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW　72　(3)　428-429　2012/05

    DOI： 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02569.x 　

    ISSN： 0033-3352

  34. Reducing vulnerabilities through resettlement planning in disaster-affected communities: Relocation or Repopulation? Invited

    Iuchi, Kanako

    Studies of the University: Research, Counsel, Education (SOURCE) – Publication Series of the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)　13　81-89　2010/04

  35. Local struggles in the midst of international disaster management systems after disasters: the case of Muzaffarabad City in post-2005 Kashmir Earthquake Peer-reviewed

    Iuchi, Kanako

    The Public Policy Journal of Cornell Institute for Public Affairs　13　(2)　69-91　2010

  36. Disaster Recovery: Explaining Relationships among Actions, Decisions, Plans, Organizations, and People

    Olshansky, Robert, Hopkins, Lewis, Chandrasekhar, Divya, Iuchi, Kanako

    Proceedings of 2009 National Science Foundation (NSF) Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Engineering Research and Innovation Conference　2009

  37. Earthquake Impact Mitigation in Poor Urban Areas: The Case of Metropolitan Manila Peer-reviewed

    Iuchi, Kanako, Esnard, Ann-Margaret

    Journal of Disaster Prevention and Management　17　(4)　454-469　2008

    DOI： 10.1108/09653560810901700 　

  38. Evaluation of Seismic Damages and Vulnerabilities of Metropolitan Manila Peer-reviewed

    Solidum, R.U. Jr, Bautista, B.B, Santiago, R. J, Segawa, S, Koike, Y, Ikenishi, N, Iuchi, K

    Proceedings of Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2004　2004/03

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  1. Urbanism Invited

    Kanako Iuchi

    Journal of Delta Urbanism, Delft University of Technology　2　116-117　2021/12

  2. Rhetoric of recovering resilient - unveiling how building back safer transforms into development for prosperity: A case of post-Yolanda rebuilding Invited Peer-reviewed

    Iuchi, Kanako

    2019/10/22

  3. 調査研究最前線 東日本大震災被災市町レポート(東松島市ヒアリングレポート)

    今村文彦, 井内加奈子, 佐藤翔輔

    21世紀ひょうご　2017

    ISSN： 1345-9368

  4. 東松島市ヒアリングレポート (研究戦略センター発足記念特別号) -- (特集 調査研究最前線 東日本大震災の復興検証(復興庁委託事業))

    今村 文彦, 井内 加奈子, 佐藤 翔輔

    21世紀ひょうご : 公益財団法人ひょうご震災記念21世紀研究機構研究情報誌　43-51　2017

    Publisher: ひょうご震災記念21世紀研究機構学術交流センター

    ISSN： 1345-9368

Books and Other Publications 12

  1. 東日本大震災からのスタート : 災害を考える51のアプローチ

    東北大学災害科学国際研究所

    東北大学出版会　2021/03

    ISBN: 9784861633577

  2. 総合検証東日本大震災からの復興

    ひょうご震災記念21世紀研究機構, 五百籏頭, 眞, 御厨, 貴, 飯尾, 潤

    岩波書店　2021/02

    ISBN: 9784000237444

  3. Revisiting Tohoku’s five-year recovery: Community rebuilding policies, programs and implementation

    Iuchi, K, Olshansky, R

    Springer　2018

  4. The 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami: Reconstruction and restoration insights and assessment after 5 years

    Santiago-Fandino, V, Sato, S, Maki, N, Iuchi, K

    Springer　2018

  5. Developing an evaluation framework of national level interim reconstruction agencies after mega-disasters: an initial attempt on evaluation by referring to international case

    Jibiki, Y, Iuchi, K

    Rokka　2017/03

  6. Residential Relocation Processes in Coastal Areas: Tacloban City after Typhoon Yolanda

    Iuchi, K, E. Maly

    Routledge: CRC Press　2016/12

  7. Change-proof cities and regions – an integrated concept for tackling key challenges for spatial development

    Grieving, S, Iuchi, K, Tešliar, J, Ubaura, M

    Policy Press　2016

  8. Planning systems for risk reduction and issues in pre-disaster implementation

    Iuchi, K

    Policy Press　2016

  9. Disaster risk management and its relationship to land use geographies vulnerable to water-related disasters: An analysis of the Japanese legislative system

    Iuchi, K

    Policy Press　2016

  10. Three years after a mega-disaster: Recovery policies, programs and implementation after the Great East Japan Earthquake

    Iuchi, K, Maly, E, Johnson, L

    Springer　2015

  11. Transforming Cities with Transit: Transit and Land-Use Integration toward Sustainable Urban Development

    Hiroaki Suzuki, Robert Cervero, Kanako Iuchi

    The World Bank　2013/01

    DOI： 10.1596/978-0-8213-9745-9 　

    ISBN: 9780821397459

  12. Eco-cities and low-carbon cities: The China context and global perspectives in sustainable low-carbon city development, in Sustainable Low-Carbon City Development in China

    Baeumler, A, Chen, M, Iuchi, K, Suzuki, H

    The World Bank　2012

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Presentations 43

  1. Boosting Community Resilience: Lessons from Post-Disaster Recovery Processes Invited

    Kanako Iuchi

    Workshop on collaboration mechanisms among APEC economies to link local development with disaster risk reduction measures intensified by climate change (EPWG 104 2024A)　2026/03/25

  2. The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami at 15. Disasters as Turning Points Webinar Series Invited

    Kanako Iuchi

    The Natural Hazards Center　2026/03/17

  3. 災害リスクを踏まえた復興政策に対する地域社会の長期的レスポンス Invited

    井内加奈子

    東日本大震災メモリアルシンポジウム「東日本大震災15 年：いま語るべきこと、伝えるべきこと、そしてこれから」　2026/03/14

  4. The 1960 Nabukelevu tsunami: Initial results of perception and geological surveys in Kadavu Island, Fiji Invited

    Mule, S., Funilagi, F., Goto, K., Ikenaga, Y., Iuchi, K., Jibiki, Y., Kasai, K., Kijima, Y., Luvunakoro, M., Nishizawa, T., Rayawa, K., Singh, V., Ichihara, M.

    Science, Technology and Resources (STAR) Conference　2025/11/24

  5. Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Invited

    Kanako Iuchi

    World Health City Forum 2023　2025/11/20

  6. 水害常習地におけるバイアウト・取得と高床化プログラムの活用実態とリスク低減効果 －米国ニューヨーク市スタテン島を対象に－

    井内加奈子, 大津山堅介, 井上亮, 許芮溧

    日本都市計画学会 2025年度全国大会　2025/11/16

  7. Emerging Insights into Post-Disaster Community Relocation: From Theory to Implementation

    Kanako Iuchi

    65th Annual Association of Collegiate School of Planning (ACSP) Conference　2025/10/23

  8. Disconnects Between Project Planning and Implementation in Hurricane Sandy Recovery

    Kanako Iuchi

    65th Annual Association of Collegiate School of Planning (ACSP) Conference　2025/10/25

  9. Linking Recovery with Economic Revitalization and Social Resilience Invited

    Kanako Iuchi

    From Impact to Recovery, Technical Assistance Financing Facility (TAFF) Workshop (The World Bank and European Commission)　2025/10/03

  10. Recreating vulnerability: Learning from the 2018 Central Sulawesi Earthquake Community Resettlement

    Kanako Iuchi

    50th Annual Natural Hazards Workshop　2025/07/15

  11. Participation in post-disaster housing relocation for low-income communities: A comparative assessment of development processes and outcomes after Typhoon Haiyan of 2013

    Kanako Iuchi

    MR2025: Mobility, Adaptation, and Wellbeing in a Changing Climate (Columbia University)　2025/06/16

  12. Fifty Years of Hazards and Disasters Research: Where Do We Go from Here? Invited

    Kanako Iuchi

    Natural Hazards Center Workshop　2025/05/14

  13. Housing Reconstruction and Collective Decision Making Invited

    Kanako Iuchi

    Resilient Housing Reconstruction for a Changing World: Global Lessons and Japanese Innovations (The World Bank)　2025/05/14

  14. ハリケーン・サンディ後の沿岸部の空地と管理アプローチ ～NY市の事例～ Invited

    井内加奈子

    日本都市計画学会｜防災特別委員会｜第四部会｜公開シンポジウム「被災後の低需要地の土地利用管理について考える」　2025/05/10

  15. Exploring vulnerability redistribution in long-term recovery: The Case of the 2018 Central Sulawesi Earthquake in Indonesia

    Kanako Iuchi

    2025 AAG Annual Meeting | Detroit　2025/03/25

  16. Achieving urban resilience by merging engineering solutions and compact city concept: The case of Toyama Invited

    Kanako Iuchi

    GEEF 2025: Time for Action: Bridging Divides for a Sustainable Future (Yonsei University)　2025/03/15

  17. Relocation of Coastal Communities after Typhoon Haiyan: A Tenth-year Reflection Invited

    Kanako Iuchi

    Resilience Forum, University of Philippines Tacloban　2025/02/28

  18. Functional Recoveryから考えるレジリエンス：「寄り添う」復興の力 Invited

    井内加奈子

    シンポジウム「レジリエントな地域の未来を支えるパートナーシップ」(環境省）　2025/02/14

  19. Reflecting on earthquake-induced resettlement decisions in depopulated areas: 2004 Chuetsu region earthquake Invited

    Kanako Iuchi

    International Conference in Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake - Past, Present and Future -　2024/09/14

  20. Community adaptation to planned relocation: A long-term study following Typhoon Haiyan of 2023 Invited

    Kanako Iuchi

    Cities and Climate Change Session (World Health City Forum 2023)　2023/11/20

  21. Relocation of low-income communities after a large-scale disaster: How can planning better support resettling residents Invited

    Kanako Iuchi

    UP Talk (University of Michgan)　2023/10/25

  22. When homes are gone: Key Elements for Planning Community Relocation Invited

    Kanako Iuchi

    Universitas Tadulako, Department of Achitecture and Planning　2023/09/03

  23. Planning-centered model of community relocation: Lessons learned over 6 years from typhoon Haiyan

    Kanako Iuchi

    62nd Annual Association of Collegiate School of Planning (ACSP) conference　2022/11/04

  24. 工学・社会融合型のレジリエントな社会にむけた学術的研究の限界と可能性 Invited

    井内加奈子

    第１回「レジリエンスと防災」新たな価値を協創するための人文・社会科学と自然科学の知の融合「総合知」を考える　2021/12/22

  25. Rebuilding for Resilience – Reexamining a 10-Year Planning Process after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

    Kanako Iuchi

    61st Annual Association of Collegiate School of Planning (ACSP) conference　2021/10/07

  26. Human-centered data for resilience: Perspectives from Japan and the United States Invited

    Kanako Iuchi

    46th Annual Natural Hazards Workshop　2021/07/14

  27. Exploring the potential of a community co-design framework to address equitable community relocation - an assessment of three relocation cases after large-scale environmental change in Asia

    Kanako Iuchi, John Mutter

    Managed retreat conference　2021/06/24

  28. Long-term community relocation after typhoon Haiyan – Residents’ adaptive and transformative decisions

    Kanako Iuchi

    60th Annual Association of Collegiate School of Planning　2020/11/06

  29. Post-disaster relocation governance in three different countries in Asia

    Kanako Iuchi

    Natural Hazard Workshop | IRCD Researchers Meeting　2020/07/16

  30. Preliminary Observations and Findings from the EERI Palu, Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami Resilience Reconnaissance Team Invited

    Robert Olshansky, Kanako Iuchi, Gazala Naeem, Rahma Hanifa

    EERI: Learning from the Earthquake　2020/05/20

  31. Planning for recovery after great disasters Invited

    Robert Olshanky, Laurie Johnson, Kanako Iuchi, Bala Balachandran

    The 2019 National Planning Conference, American Planning Association　2019/04/16

  32. Altering “one-size-fits-all” recovery planning in the third year after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami International-presentation

    12th International Congress of Asian Planning Schools Association　2013/11/01

  33. Initial Regional Assessment of Local Recovery Planning in the Tohoku Region after the Great East Japan Earthquake International-presentation

    Iuchi, Kanako, Maly, Elizabeth

    International Research Committee on Disasters Researchers Meeting (IRCD)　2013/07/16

  34. Recovery Best Practices International-presentation

    Natural Hazards Center 2012 Annual Workshop　2012/07/14

  35. Promoting compact urban design for cities in developing countries: Issues and opportunities for sustainable development International-presentation

    Suzuki, Hiroaki

    Montreal Eco City World Summit　2011/08/22

  36. The influence of planning processes on community resettlement after disasters International-presentation

    Association of Collegiate School of Planning (ACSP)　2010/10/07

  37. How do Organizations Use Plans in Multi-Scale, Spatially Integrated Environments? International-presentation

    Hopkins, Lewis, Olshansky, Robert, Chandrasekhar Divya

    Association of Collegiate School of Planning (ACSP)　2010/10/07

  38. Resettlement decisions of villagers following a devastating earthquake International-presentation

    International Research Committee on Disasters Researchers Meeting (IRCD)　2010/07/13

  39. Understanding a better resettlement planning for disaster-affected communities: Observing resettlement strategies and their impact on resettlement decisions in post-Chuetsu earthquake, Japan International-presentation

    Association of Collegiate School of Planning (ACSP)　2009/10/01

  40. Using Plans in New Orleans: Interacting Plans, People, and Organizations International-presentation

    Association Collegiate School of Planning (ACSP)　2009/10/01

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    Hopkins, Lewis, Olshansky, Robert, Chandrasekhar, Divya

  41. Reducing vulnerabilities through resettlement planning in disaster-affected community: Relocation or Repopulation? International-presentation

    United Nations University 2009 Summer Academy on Social Vulnerability: “Tipping Points in Humanitarian Crises”　2009/07/26

  42. Earthquake Impact Mitigation in Poor Urban Areas: The Case of Metropolitan Manila International-presentation

    Association Collegiate School of Planning (ACSP)　2006/11

  43. Transformative resilience: A temporal analysis of a causeway project over Cancabato Bay Area, Haiyan-affected Tacloban, Philippines

    Kanako Iuchi

    2026 AAG Annual Meeting　2026/03/18

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Research Projects 17

  1. コロナ禍を経たインドネシアで住民自治組織が情報管理に果たす役割の検証

    地引 泰人, 佐々木 大輔, 井内 加奈子

    Offer Organization: 日本学術振興会

    System: 科学研究費助成事業

    Category: 基盤研究(C)

    Institution: 東北大学

    2024/04/01 - 2028/03/31

  2. 社会水文モデリングによるコンパクトシティと流域治水融合の影響評価

    呉 修一, 井内 加奈子, 小山 直紀, 地引 泰人, 立花 潤三

    Offer Organization: 日本学術振興会

    System: 科学研究費助成事業

    Category: 基盤研究(B)

    Institution: 富山県立大学

    2024/04/01 - 2028/03/31

  3. 災害・気候変動対応策への投資と社会的脆弱性・地域復元力の関係解明：NY市を対象に

    井内 加奈子, 井上 亮, 大津山 堅介

    Offer Organization: 日本学術振興会

    System: 科学研究費助成事業

    Category: 国際共同研究加速基金(国際共同研究強化(B))

    Institution: 東北大学

    2022/10/07 - 2027/03/31

  4. 国際開発と社会的公正：気候変動時代における沿岸インフラ整備をめぐる援助競争

    井内 加奈子, 高木 泰士, 地引 泰人

    Offer Organization: 日本学術振興会

    System: 科学研究費助成事業

    Category: 挑戦的研究(萌芽)

    Institution: 東北大学

    2023/06/30 - 2026/03/31

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    本研究は、工学的な技術展開に基づく防災・減災を謳った国際援助において、減災先進国の政府・非政府・民間等の参加主体が有する事業推進の理念や方針、行った判断を調査し、独自技術の輸出競争になっているとも考えられる現状と、事業実施が地域住民の社会経済活動や生活に与えた影響を探索的に把握することを目的とする。国際開発スキームでの減災先進国による沿岸インフラ整備は、洪水に脆弱な地域のニーズに合致しない、一方的な投資になっているのではないかと問うことで、ドナーの論理による援助実態を把握し、地域の社会的公正性が保たれる防災・減災投資のあり方を検討する。 3年にわたり実施する本研究の第1年目は、研究立ち上げの段階として、日本・オランダの支援アプローチや参加主体を洗い出すための方法について考察し、データ収集・分析のための枠組み検討を開始した。また、インドネシアのジャカルタ湾とフィリピンのマニラ湾での実施中の事業や参加主体についての情報収集を開始した。2024年2月には、遠隔では入手しにくいマニラ湾の開発状況について、Philippine Reclamation Authority(PRA:フィリピン埋立当局）を含むステークホルダーへのヒアリングと現地視察を行い、同じ湾内においても、事業は湾に接する各自治体との連携のもと様々な政治ダイナミックスで実施されており、地域レジリエンスへの影響確認には、詳細な対象地域を絞る必要性があることを明らかにした。さらに、オランダとインドネシアの研究協力者との連携のもと、沿岸管理の思想についての情報交換を開始した。

  5. レジリエンス再考：フィリピン国台風ハイアンを契機としたカンカバト湾埋め立て事業の時系列分析

    高木泰士, 地引恭人

    Offer Organization: 東北大学

    System: 2025年度災害レジリエンス共創研究プロジェクト

    Institution: 東北大学

    2025/04 - 2026/03

  6. Expansion of Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning Theory through a Comparative Study of the U.S. and Japan

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

    Institution: Tokyo Metropolitan University

    2021/04/01 - 2025/03/31

  7. 日本とオーストラリアにおけるコロナウイルスに対する政府対応と復興政策に関する研究

    井内 加奈子, HE LULU

    Offer Organization: 日本学術振興会

    System: 科学研究費助成事業

    Category: 特別研究員奨励費

    Institution: 東北大学

    2021/11/18 - 2024/03/31

  8. 被災沿岸地域から学ぶ移転復興計画論の構築：台風ハイアン・スラウェシ島地震を対象に

    井内 加奈子, 高木 泰士, 地引 泰人, 近藤 民代, 楠 綾子

    Offer Organization: 日本学術振興会

    System: 科学研究費助成事業

    Category: 基盤研究(B)

    Institution: 東北大学

    2020/04/01 - 2024/03/31

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    本研究は、住民移転を伴う復興を進める2013年台風ハイアン被災地（タクロバン市周辺）と2018年スラウェシ島地震の沿岸部（パル市周辺）を対象に、４ヵ年の研究を計画している。タクロバン市とパル市の復興経年には5年の差があるが、この復興経年の違いを活用した研究フローとしている。第1年次にあたる2020年度は、2019年度に終了したタクロバン市対象の移転研究による解析結果を活用し、移転・復興計画論の枠組みで不足する必要な情報を収集し、本研究の枠組みともなる分析・検討を行った。パル市の移転・復興については、予備的調査を行った。 <BR> 以下に成果を簡潔に記す。 復興での減災に尽力したタクロバン市の移転・復興の履歴を検討し、本研究作業のため、復興の時間的な枠組みを、被災時から2年前後は「復興計画策定期間」、被災後2年から4年前後は「復興事業実施期間」、被災後5年前後からそれ以降は「事業実施後の減災空間での生活期間」、との仮説を立てた。また、移転・復興での時間経過と、住民の意識・生活の関係では、「復興計画策定期間」にはハザードの低減、「復興事業実施期間」には各世帯の生活再建、「事業実施後の減災空間での生活期間」には新たな生活への適応が中心課題となっていることも明らかにした。さらに、移転・復興計画と事業実施後の大きな差異を提示する事業・項目について、①防潮堤、②移転先住宅地、③沿岸部の元居住地、があり、これらを詳細に調べることの重要性を明らかにした。なお、タクロバン市の事例からは、移転・復興を統括するガバナンスとして、「設立」「資金」「調整」「政治」「リーダーシップ」「達成」「設立後」の7つの項目が重要であることが分析の結果明らかになった。

  9. 経済被害額の算定過程を事例としたインドネシアにおける防災行政の組織間関係の再検討

    地引 泰人, 佐々木 大輔, 井内 加奈子

    Offer Organization: 日本学術振興会

    System: 科学研究費助成事業

    Category: 基盤研究(C)

    Institution: 東北大学

    2020/04/01 - 2023/03/31

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    本課題の目的は、既往のインドネシア地域研究の成果を踏まえて、自然災害による経済被害額の算定過程における行政組織間関係がどのように調整されているのかを明らかにすることである。その際に、特に算定が難しいとされている住民移転と生計手段を失うことに伴う間接的な経済被害額の算定に焦点を当てる。また、従来の防災分野の先行研究が見過ごしてきた「内務省」の役割に着目する点に本研究の意義がある。 新型コロナウィルス感染症により、インドネシア渡航の目途が立たなかったため、令和3年度は、令和2年度の研究実績を発展させる形で文献調査を継続した。令和2年度の文献調査では、インドネシアのみを対象としてPDNAに関する既往研究を網羅的に収集し、経済被害額の算定についてどのような知見が蓄積されているのかを帰納的に分析した。令和3年度は、インドネシアの結果を相対的に評価するために、フィリピンを対象として同様の文献調査を行い、両国の比較を行った。その結果、インドネシアの文献調査で明らかにした内務省の役割や、内務省が策定した「Standar Pelayanan Minimum（SPM: Minimum Standard of Services）」が経済被害額算定に関係する可能性の独自性が浮き彫りになった。フィリピンには、内務自治省と呼ばれる行政機関があるものの、この機関、または防災官庁（市民防衛局）以外の別の省庁の役割について明示的に発見することができなかった。 以上の点をまとめ、日本国際開発学会第22回春季大会で口頭発表を行い、さらに内容を発展させたものを学術図書（Springer Nature社より刊行予定）の章として査読を受けて、刊行の採択を受けたことが令和3年度の研究実績である。

  10. US-Japan Comparative Study of pre-disaster planning for post-disaster recovery

    ICHIKO TARO

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

    Institution: Tokyo Metropolitan University

    2017/04/01 - 2022/03/31

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    This study attempts to clarify the characteristics and achievements of Japan's pre-disaster planning for post-disaster recovery, which has been accumulated over the past 20 years, by comparing it with research on disaster resiliency and pre-disaster planning for recovery, mainly in the United States. The research is based on a bibliographic survey of the literature and a field survey. Through a bibliographic survey and site visit survey, the author examined the planning theory and on-site efforts and characteristics in the U.S., and then theorized the pre-disaster planning for recovery in Japan as an urban planning theory.

  11. Post-disaster land use management after mega coastal disasters: Case studies of Canterbury Earthquake, Hurricane Sandy and the Great East Japan Earthquake

    Kondo Tamiyo

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

    Institution: Kobe University

    2017/04/01 - 2021/03/31

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    This paper explains the characteristics of land use management after three mega coastal disasters: Canterbury Earthquake in Christchurch, Hurricane Sandy in New York and the Great East Japan Earthquake in Tohoku region. These three cases have led to spatial transformation after each disaster, thus, examined as mega-disaster. Three ability; sustainability, livability and resilience in the built environment were utilized to infer the expected outcomes and challenges in post-disaster land use management. Municipalities in each country combined and operated land use management tools, which can be adapted to local context, in order to reduce coastal risks and assist survivors’ housing reconstruction, although several challenges were found as an integrated system which cannot cope with mega disasters.

  12. Enhancing the local disaster prevention through inclusive location of "hatred facilities"

    Okumura Makoto

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

    Institution: Tohoku University

    2017/06/30 - 2020/03/31

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    Even after the Hiroshima earth-slide disaster of 1999, many welfare facilities had been located in disaster prone area remote from existing villages. This study thought that if we let the welfare facilities which had been regarded as "hatred facilities" inclusively locate in an existing village, steady buildings safe from floods and the permanent residence of the staff with the knowledge of health and welfare may enhance the local disaster prevention of the neighborhood. We quantified the evacuation function of these local facilities by an optimization model of evacuation transportation. Furthermore, we noticed importance to take the maintenance of the disaster-response function in the long-term update and abolish plan of public facilities not only welfare facilities but also other kind of local facilities like public schools. We proposed a MILP model to analyze the relation between the evacuation and education of schools and apply the model to one example municipality.

  13. Study on a supply method of wooden emergency temporary housing corresponding to disaster and local characteristics

    IWATA Tsukasa

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

    Institution: Tohoku University

    2017/04/01 - 2020/03/31

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    With the cooperation of Fukushima Prefecture, we analyzed problems related to the construction, relocation, reuse, conversion, maintenance and long-term use of wooden temporary housing. We also examined and arranged the use of wooden emergency temporary housing according to the type and scale of disaster, referring to cases such as the Unzen Fugendake disaster, the Kumamoto earthquake, and the Kii Peninsula heavy rainfall disaster. In addition to summarizing the regional housing plan, we also examined the regional characteristics according to the climate of the region and the use of wooden temporary housing in consideration of regional revitalization, together with case studies in China, Italy and Hawaii. Based on the above, the city and building plan of wooden emergency temporary housing according to the type, scale, locality, period of use, conversion, etc. of the disaster, as well as the structure and method of use in the construction method, were arranged.

  14. Understanding resettlement processes for better community rebuilding: Focusing on typhoon Haiyan affected regions

    Iuchi Kanako

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

    Institution: Tohoku University

    2016/04/01 - 2020/03/31

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    Perceptions on the benefits of relocating have changed due to experiences in resettling communities away from hazards to reduce future risk. Generally, effective recovery governance and comprehensive processes to rebuild livelihoods are two key aspects for successful outcomes. Results showed that governance structures during recovery changed depending on which stakeholders hold ultimate power to decide on and implement plans and projects. These structural changes delayed entire resettlement processes and disrupted livelihood rebuilding in the resettlement area. Time also plays a significant role in the way individuals view the potential benefits of relocation. Early on, residents base their decision-making on their own experiences in a disaster, viewing relocation as a way to reduce future hazard risk. However, as time passes, residents' desire to relocate reduces as their lives continue in current situations, and sustaining and developing their life becomes more important.

  15. Research on the comprehensive verification of reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake

    Iokibe Makoto

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

    Institution: Hyogo Earthquake Memorial 21st Century Research Institute

    2016/04/01 - 2019/03/31

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    We comprehensively examined the reconstruction process put into place after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Furthermore, we made policy recommendations for "creative reconstruction" in the event of future disasters. Based on the Japan's reconstruction philosophy and the physical effects of the earthquake and tsunami, we categorized the disaster caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent reconstruction. We considered policies in the fields of housing/towns, industry and employment, school education, nuclear disaster, human power and financial systems, memories and traditions. As a result, we proposed 43 policy recommendations in 6 categories (Reconstruction Philosophy through Disaster Mitigation, Focused Policies on the characteristics of damage, Policies for the self-sustaining of residents, Upskilling of local government, Support of local governments by the national state and prefecture, memories and traditions to be implemented in the next disaster).

  16. Creating a resettlement framework towards resilient rebuilding(Fostering Joint International Research)

    Iuchi Kanako

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

    Category: Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research)

    Institution: Tohoku University

    2017 - 2019

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    The idea of resilient rebuilding after large-scale disasters has gained increasing attention worldwide. However, it is still unclear how to effectively reach this goal. Ultimate goal of this study was to identify planning approaches towards resilient recovery by cross-comparing international cases. Utilizing post-Hurricane Sandy as an anchoring event, and expanding to cross-examine with other recovery efforts in Asia, results showed that regardless of communities' decision to relocate or rebuild in-situ, participatory planning processes require a substantial investment of time and effort, and iterative processes result in greater consensus and thus satisfaction. However, findings also suggested that the efficacy of participatory processes differ depending on when local residents are involved, as well as the scale and types of projects.

  17. Research on resettlement policies and decision making processes of disaster affected communities in Aceh and Yogyakarta

    Iuchi Kanako, Nagami Kozo, Nareswari Ardhya, Sidiq Asrul

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

    Institution: Tohoku University

    2014/04/01 - 2017/03/31

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    Communities stricken by natural disasters are increasingly considering rebuilding by relocating themselves to safer areas. Policy makers and planners bear responsibility to plan and lead such rebuilding; however, research on rebuilding processes and its outcomes are still limited. This study focuses on two locations in Indonesia: Aceh, devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and Yogyakarta, affected by the 2010 Merapi mountain volcanic eruption. It explores the transformation of the regulatory framework regarding community rebuilding. Second, it unpacks rationales for planning decisions for community rebuilding in both regions, accounting for their different cultures and social systems. Results suggest that as communities were given increasing responsibility in rebuilding, greater and continued ownership is developed among them. Initial comparison of international cases also confirmed such a critical tendency.

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  1. 第４回「震災対策技術展」宮城

    2013/08/08 -

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    「災害後における再定住地の決定プロセスとコミュニティダイナミックス」のタイトルで講演