The Administration-Community Relationship in Plan Formulation for Projects for Promoting Collective Relocation

Abstract

This paper focuses on the concrete planning process involved in projects for promoting collective relocation after the Great East Japan Earthquake. In particular, we examine the relationships between the concerned stakeholders, which in a broad sense include the community, the administration, consultants, and outside supporters. We ascertain in detail how each of these stakeholders participated in the eventual

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“…Appropriate and adequate attention to local sociality in KTG's inclusive approach enabled the successful mobilisation of all of the aforementioned stakeholders and supporting actors without marginalising particular groups (Mori et al, 2017;Okada et al, 2018). The KTG worked collaboratively with other residents, governments, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), professionals and academics, and kept meetings and workshop sessions open and accessible to the public.…”

“…This group relocation policy provides citizens facing risk from natural hazards with financial assistance to collectively relocate to a safer location. Appropriate and adequate attention to local sociality in KTG's inclusive approach enabled the successful mobilisation of all of the aforementioned stakeholders and supporting actors without marginalising particular groups (Mori et al, 2017;Okada et al, 2018).…”

Actual conditions and a planning review of collective relocation site from the view of changes in neighborhood relationships: Focusing on the collective relocation project for disaster prevention in Koizumimachi district, Kesennuma city, Japan

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“…Regarding the Boshu Project related to the Great East Japan Earthquake, Mori et al. studied the relationship between residents, the government, external support organizations, etc., and the relevance of draft planning for the Boshu Project, 3 and Yamanaka et al. conducted an evaluation of residents in the Boshu housing complexes 4 .…”

“…To date, under research on the Boshu Project, Tanaka et al focused on partial group relocation after the Niigata Prefecture Chuetsu Earthquake and conducted hearings on life after residential reconstruction, but the focus of the analysis was on aspects related to convenience owing to changes in location characteristics and those related to commuting to and from the former district. 2 Regarding the Boshu Project related to the Great East Japan Earthquake, Mori et al studied the relationship between residents, the government, external support organizations, etc., and the relevance of draft planning for the Boshu Project, 3 and Yamanaka et al conducted an evaluation of residents in the Boshu housing complexes. 4 In addition, Mikasa et al studied the characteristics of a village, targeting Sakihama village in Ofunato City, which was devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake, and extracted the elements that should be inherited during the reconstruction of residences.…”