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Author:   David W. Edgington
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
Imprint:   University of British Columbia Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9780774817578

ISBN 10:   0774817577
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   01 January 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface 1 Introduction 2 Earthquakes and Urban Reconstruction 2.1 The Problem of Post-Disaster Reconstruction 2.2 Japanese Planning and Administrative Practice 3 Kobe and the Hanshin Earthquake 3.1 Kobe up to the Time of the Earthquake 3.2 The Geography of Crisis 4 The Planning and Reconstruction Response 4.1 Actions Taken by the National Government 4.2 Actions Taken by Local Government 5 Protest, Participation, and the Phoenix Plan 5.1 The Citizens' Protest 5.2 The City's Response and the Commencement of Machizukuri Planning 5.3 The Phoenix Reconstruction Plan 5.4 Review by the National Government 6 Neighbourhood Case Studies 6.1 Shin-Nagata in Western Kobe 6.2 Moriminami in Eastern Kobe 7 Symbolic Projects and the Local Economy 7.1 Funding for the Symbolic Projects 7.2 Kobe's Economy and the Plight of Small Firms 7.3 The Chemical Shoes Industry 7.4 Attracting New Industries and Firms 7.5 The Kobe Airport and the City's Debt 8 Conclusion 8.1 Was the Ten-Year Reconstruction Plan Successful? 8.2 What Were the Major Influences on Kobe's Reconstruction? 8.3 The Geographies of Crisis and Opportunity 8.4 Lessons for Japanese Cities 8.5 Are There Lessons for Other Cities? Notes References Index

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This is the first book-length study of the Hanshin Earthquake and the reconstruction response. Disaster preparedness and reconstruction is, sadly, an increasingly important area of study, and Japan has both a long experience [of], and many distinctive approaches to, urban disaster recovery and rebuilding. This excellent study of Japan's largest postwar urban disaster is thorough, timely, and relevant.<br>- Andr Sorensen, Department of Geography and Programme in Planning, University of Toronto <br>This is a well-organized, well-researched, accurate account of the main issues, decisions, and processes of reconstruction following the 1995 earthquake in Kobe ... The book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the aftermath of the Kobe earthquake, a major event in the history of Japanese planning, as well as the largest urban disaster in a developed economy since the Second World War [until Hurricane Katrina, that is].<br>- Robert Olshansky, Department of Urban and Regi

This is the first book-length study of the Hanshin Earthquake and the reconstruction response. Disaster preparedness and reconstruction is, sadly, an increasingly important area of study, and Japan has both a long experience [of], and many distinctive approaches to, urban disaster recovery and rebuilding. This excellent study of Japan's largest postwar urban disaster is thorough, timely, and relevant.<br>- Andr Sorensen, Department of Geography and Programme in Planning, University of Toronto<br><br>This is a well-organized, well-researched, accurate account of the main issues, decisions, and processes of reconstruction following the 1995 earthquake in Kobe ... The book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the aftermath of the Kobe earthquake, a major event in the history of Japanese planning, as well as the largest urban disaster in a developed economy since the Second World War [until Hurricane Katrina, that is].<br>- Robert Olshansky, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

This is the first book-length study of the Hanshin Earthquake and the reconstruction response. Disaster preparedness and reconstruction is, sadly, an increasingly important area of study, and Japan has both a long experience [of], and many distinctive approaches to, urban disaster recovery and rebuilding. This excellent study of Japan's largest postwar urban disaster is thorough, timely, and relevant.<br>- Andre Sorensen, Department of Geography and Programme in Planning, University of Toronto<br><br>This is a well-organized, well-researched, accurate account of the main issues, decisions, and processes of reconstruction following the 1995 earthquake in Kobe ... The book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the aftermath of the Kobe earthquake, a major event in the history of Japanese planning, as well as the largest urban disaster in a developed economy since the Second World War [until Hurricane Katrina, that is].<br>- Robert Olshansky, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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David W. Edgington is a former director of the Centre for Japanese Research and an associate professor of geography at the University of British Columbia.

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