Progress and Gaps in Eco-DRR Policy and Implementation After the Great East Japan Earthquake

Furuta, Naoya; Seino, Satoquo

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-43633-3_13

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“…Moderation of extreme events is realised primarily through coastal forests for tsunami risk reduction, which utilise trees to reduce the force of tsunami water before it reaches settlements inland (Furuta and Seino, 2016). Coastal forests are being planted along the Futaba County coast (see Figure 5).…”

Section: Regulating Servicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Enhancing post-disaster resilience by ‘building back greener’: Evaluating the contribution of nature-based solutions to recovery planning in Futaba County, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Mabon

2019

Landscape and Urban Planning

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This research evaluates the contribution of nature-based solutions to urban resilience in postdisaster situations. Post-disaster recovery planning is an opportunity to 'build back greener' by fostering ecosystem approaches towards social and ecological resilience. Yet understanding of specific post-disaster resilience benefits which nature-based solutions provide is still emerging. This paper contributes to this field through evaluation of how ecosystem approaches bring resilience benefits in Futaba County, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, following the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. Content analysis is undertaken on disaster recovery plans produced by the 8 municipalities in Futaba County. The ecosystem services included in each plan are identified, as well as the extent to which municipalities are capable of assessing the services provided. This is supplemented with insights from field visits and wider documentation produced by the municipalities. The analysis shows that cultural ecosystem services feature especially strongly within the plans, and that these cultural services are critical to recovering sense of identity and pride postdisaster. However, the analysis also indicates that municipalities may lack the technical is extended to Akihiro Yoshikawa of Appreciate Fukushima Workers for support with site visits and for sharing his rich knowledge of Futaba County. The author is also grateful to all citizens of Futaba County and Fukushima Prefecture for their support and encouragement during fieldwork.

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Section: Regulating Servicesmentioning

confidence: 99%