Green Infrastructure in Reconstruction After the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami: A Case Study of Historical Change on Awaji Island in Japan

Ichinose, Toshikatsu

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-50171-0_17

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“…Under Article 39 of Japan's 1950 Building Standards Law, collective relocation promotion zones are set within the hazardous zones 28,29 . Designated by the projects, collective relocation promotion zones are defined as “areas deemed unsuitable for residents to live within hazardous zones, and appropriate to be the zone to protect the lives, bodies, and property of individuals from disasters” 27,30 . In addition to reducing exposure to hazards, stated intentions for collective relocation includes sustaining social ties and community 31…”

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“…Local governments, for instance, rent land acquired in buyouts to members of the private sector for commercial or industrial use. As coastal forests slowed the speed of the 2011 tsunami and delayed its arrival time, 57 their role in mitigation has attracted increased attention since 2011 and some coastal land has been converted to green infrastructure 30 . Led by the national government, with a growing commitment to passing on the experiences and lessons of the 2011 tsunami to future generations, a significant amount of acquired coastal land by the government has been converted to memorial parks and museum facilities, including a large site in each of the three most affected prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima.…”

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“…28,29 Designated by the projects, collective relocation promotion zones are defined as "areas deemed unsuitable for residents to live within hazardous zones, and appropriate to be the zone to protect the lives, bodies, and property of individuals from disasters". 27,30 In addition to reducing exposure to hazards, stated intentions for collective relocation includes sustaining social ties and community. 31 Collective relocation projects in Japan have mainly been implemented through post-disaster recovery programs, but they can also be applied as pre-disaster mitigation.…”

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Rationale and processes of residential buyout programs: A review on buyout regulations and consequences in Japan and the U.S.

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Kondo

Maly

et al. 2023

Japan Architectural Review

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Government acquisition of residential land has played a growing role in the reconstruction of housing in safer places and reduction of water‐related risks. This paper explores how the rationales and processes of residential buyouts may result in different consequences for coastal recovery, mitigation, and residents' wellbeing referring to government documents and existing literature, we explored the characteristics of buyout programs in Japan and the U.S., identified consequences of mitigation and recovery, and deduced the effects of community buyouts. Our study revealed buyout programs could reduce risk exposure, enhance sustainable and resilient coastal rewilding, housing recovery, and building of community resilience. However, they could also contribute to limiting homeowners' opportunities to make their own choices to stay or relocate, the distribution of residents into unfamiliar communities, creation of checkerboard patterns of acquired properties, and un‐utilized vast vacant lands. These results suggest that planners and disaster managers need careful consideration to redesign and manage property acquisition programs that not only increase regional resilience, but also are equitable for affected residents and utilization of acquired lands.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%