Abstract
Reconstruction process of devastated urban area after the 2001 Gujarat Earthquake was investigated. The feature of this earthquake reconstruction is as follows;(1) It is promoted by improving administrative ability by setting up the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority and regional development authorities,(2) In the center part of the urban area, reconstruction has just begun, and it took a long time to plan,(3) It tries to make the dangerous situation in the central high density area safe by the readjustment of town lots and planning partial relocation sites.
