Consideration of “New Public Commons" Characteristics for Disaster Reconstruction

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This paper studies the characteristics of New Public Commons for disaster reconstruction through three case studies: the Unzen, Hanshin-Awaji, and Chuetsu disasters. New public activities can be launched after huge calamities. They are mainly soft measures and provide victims and communities with innovative methods for community reconstruction. Public-private partnership is also important to sustain new public activities and to revitalize the communities.