Community-Based Reconstruction of Society

Professor Akihiko Hokugo:Research Center for Urban Safety and Security,Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University JapanGraduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, JapanHe has been conducting research activities on Fire Safety for Urban & Build Environment and Disaster Management.Professor Yuka Kaneko:Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Research Center for Urban Safety and Security,Kobe University Japan  She studies comparativelaw and governance issues in Asian region. Recent publication includes Kaneko, Y., Katsumi, & Toyoda T., eds. Asian Law in Disasters, Routledge, 2016

• Part-1: 1. Challenges in Residents-Centered Reconstruction Process from a Major Disaster:  Lessons Learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake.- 2. Reconstruction of Communities: Lessons from Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and East Japan Earthquake.- 3. Evaluation of Six Years of Reconstruction Since the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake.- 4. The Recovery Phase in Post-Earthquake Christchurch, New Zealand.- Part-2: 5. The Role of Universities in the Reconstruction of Disaster-stricken Areas: Connecting the Local Needs with Seeds.- 6. The Role of Universities in Passing on Memories of Major Disasters, and Research Activities:  Reflections Twenty Years after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and Four Years after the Great East Japan Earthquake.- 7 Role of Universities in Disaster Management and Recovery from the Indian Ocean Tsunami: Perspective from Aceh, Indonesia.- 8. Community-Based Reconstruction of Society and University Involvement: a Coventry University Model.- Part-3: 9. Community-BuildingSurvey of Safety and Living for a Lively Future: Results from Taro, Kuwagsaki, and Unosumai Districts.- 10. Community-Building Survey of Safety and Living for a Lively Future : Results from the Hashikami district of Kesennuma city.