The Potential of Reconstruction Projects that Respect the Succession of Communities and Human Life

Abstract

For those affected by disaster, the loss of community is a major issue in their post-disaster lives. Therefore, succession of community has frequently been carried out following a disaster. Nevertheless, the loss of communities is still a problem in the reconstruction process underway since the Great East Japan Earthquake. A net outflow of residents from the affected areas has led to a weakening of the local communities. Based on the above awareness of the issues, this article focuses on the impact of large-scale reconstruction projects as a hindrance to community succession, sorts out the conditions under which communities are inherited, confirms the idea of emphasizing human life that justifies large-scale reconstruction projects, and considers the potential of reconstruction that respects community succession and human life.