The Actual Situation of Spatial Formation and Community Transformation After the Earthquake Disaster Revival Project in Rural Area

Abstract

���� Juichi YAMAZAKIThis research clarified three points of the following in Toshima district, Hokudan-cho and Kariya district, Higashiura-cho, Awaji City where were in the hypocentral region and suffered serious damage by Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.1.the road and the housing reconstruction after completing earthquake disaster revival projects 2.the movement of the domicile of sufferers before and after the earthquake 3.the actual condition of human relations, community succession and transfiguration after the earthquake As a result, in Toshima district, it was cleared that human relations were changed by decreasing households of Rinpo, units of local town, and the land use between houses and roads was changed by road expansions and these changes caused the transfigurations of human relations and the community.Also in Kariya district, it was cleared that community has maintained because the movement of the domicile was rare by revival projects.On the other hand it was cleared that human relations and companionship among relatives did not change greatly, although human relations among neighbors changed greatly by the movement of the domicile. Keywords :Hanshin Awaji great earthquake disaster agriculture fishing village earthquake disaster revival community Awaji-shi

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