Important Points in Disaster Debris Management Planning Based on Challenges of Debris Processing

Abstract

A major tsunami that was caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake attacked the Pacific coastline of Japan′s Tohoku district. The disaster called for the processing of tsunami deposit and debris, which is currently being carried out in eight districts of Miyagi Prefecture. In order to make an efficient disaster debris management plan the challenges of performing the processing for tsunami deposits and debris for this record level clean up must be carefully studied. This report provides a summary of the disaster waste disposal treatment program in Kesennuma-shi. Important points in tackling disaster debris management planning, based on problems that arose during debris processing, are examined here.