Abstract
Opportunity, local initiatives and enabling system for community-based residential rebuilding are analyzed in areas damaged by Kobe earthquake. Voluntary environmental learning actions observed in those areas show wide varieties of stimulating consciousness, community survey, future image building, means-searching and valuation. The shortage of illustrative papers of lots reformation prosess and few case of interpretation of technical jargons to laymen are found at first glance, however, in this paper the author emphasizes the degree of understanding environmental and monetary spillover of pros (benefit) and cons (cost) of park and road services in lots reformation process prior to cost-sharing of urban rebuilding project. Leadership in community organization, partnership between local government and community development association and local coordination among various motivations and behaviors of stakeholders are essential to empowerment in public participation.
