The challenges of post-disaster recovery after the Great East Japan Earthquake through the case of individual self-help housing recovery with relocation

future vision for sustainable housing recovery model

Abstract

This research clarify that “Individual Self-help Housing Recovery with Relocation” transform the structure of built environment in coastal area after the Great East Japan Earthquake. The addition of individual self-help housing reconstruction and relocation cannot avoid scattering and sprawl which is physically unsustainable. Housing recovery with the perspective of spatial planning technique by utilizing survivors' resilience is required to pursue sustainable disaster recovery.