WORKSHOP ARRANGEMENT IN NEIGHBOR-HOOD COMMUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS' PARTICIPATION IN THE RECONSTRUCTION LAND READJUSTMENT PROJECT OF MACHIKATA DISTRICT, OTSUCHI TOWN, KAMIHEI COUNTY, IWATE PREFECTURE

Abstract

 This paper reports the detailed process of a residents' workshop for the Reconstruction Land Read-justment Project in Machikata District of Otsuchi Town, Kamihei County, Iwate Prefecture, which suffered devastating tsunami damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake (Machikata Machizukuri WS 2013) . It focuses on the community unit to gain a multilateral understanding of the target local community with characteristics, post-disaster changes in lives, residents' sentiments, challenges, and ramifications.