A Study on Designation Disaster Hazard Areas after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Matsumoto, Eri; Ubaura, Michio

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“…The legal basis to implement buyouts and support relocation is the designation of the former land as hazardous, which allows the government to purchase it and provide new residential land for relocation. [33][34][35] Process of buyouts: Designation of hazardous zones, followed by voluntary buyouts…”

Section: Japanmentioning

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“…Therefore after residential buyouts in hazardous areas, municipalities manage large amounts of publicly owned land acquired and rent it out to industries, members of private sectors, or individuals for non-residential uses. 33,37 Appraisal of buyout property: Post-disaster appraisal…”

Section: Eligibility: Emphasizes Collective Relocation and Land Acqui...mentioning

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“…However, lands in hazardous areas are in low demand for reconstruction, still at risk of future disaster loss, and uses require governmental land management and budget provision. 29,33,37 In contrast, the main approach of the U.S. buyout programs is to reduce costs of disaster aid and the NFIP through buyouts of properties that are repeatedly damaged ("repetitive loss"). Buyout programs target hazardous zones and only cover the cost of land and structures for those homeowners who voluntarily agree to participate.…”

Section: Consequences (Japan and Us)mentioning

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Rationale and processes of residential buyout programs: A review on buyout regulations and consequences in Japan and the U.S.

Ghezelloo

Kondo

Maly

et al. 2023

Japan Architectural Review

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Government acquisition of residential land has played a growing role in the reconstruction of housing in safer places and reduction of water‐related risks. This paper explores how the rationales and processes of residential buyouts may result in different consequences for coastal recovery, mitigation, and residents' wellbeing referring to government documents and existing literature, we explored the characteristics of buyout programs in Japan and the U.S., identified consequences of mitigation and recovery, and deduced the effects of community buyouts. Our study revealed buyout programs could reduce risk exposure, enhance sustainable and resilient coastal rewilding, housing recovery, and building of community resilience. However, they could also contribute to limiting homeowners' opportunities to make their own choices to stay or relocate, the distribution of residents into unfamiliar communities, creation of checkerboard patterns of acquired properties, and un‐utilized vast vacant lands. These results suggest that planners and disaster managers need careful consideration to redesign and manage property acquisition programs that not only increase regional resilience, but also are equitable for affected residents and utilization of acquired lands.

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Section: Eligibility: Emphasizes Collective Relocation and Land Acqui...mentioning

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Rationale and processes of residential buyout programs: A review on buyout regulations and consequences in Japan and the U.S.

Ghezelloo

Kondo

Maly

et al. 2023

Japan Architectural Review

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“…27,28 Regarding land use regulations, building restrictions, 29 and designation of disaster risk areas were investigated. 30 Regarding industries, the majority of studies in the fields of architecture and urban planning focused on temporary industrial buildings. The studies that examined the effects of urban reconstruction projects and disaster risk area designations on industrial activity were limited to case studies of Ishinomaki City, 1 Kesennuma City, 2 and Ofunato City.…”

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“…Regarding the Great East Japan Earthquake, there is an increasing body of research on the process and details of urban reconstruction projects and land use regulations, and changes to the land use that occur with them 27,28 . Regarding land use regulations, building restrictions, 29 and designation of disaster risk areas were investigated 30 . Regarding industries, the majority of studies in the fields of architecture and urban planning focused on temporary industrial buildings.…”

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Study on the relationship between post‐disaster operating status of establishments and urban reconstruction projects and regulations in tsunami‐affected urban areas: Analysis of establishments affected by tsunami due to the Great East Japan Earthquake by individual panel data from Economic Census

Masumura,

Kubota

2023

Japan Architectural Review

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While urban reconstruction projects and land use regulations were implemented in each area affected by the tsunami following the Great East Japan Earthquake, concerns were raised regarding the impact of these projects and regulations on the industry sector. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between business recovery and post‐disaster urban planning, such as urban reconstruction projects and disaster risk area designations. We developed chronological panel data of establishment units before and after the disaster using individual data from Economic Census, inundation range data, urban reconstruction project zone data, and disaster risk area data. Cross‐tabulation tables and independence tests were conducted using the panel data. The results indicate that for establishments inundated to a depth of at least 1 m located outside the disaster risk area, the survival rate was significantly lower for those inside the urban reconstruction project area. For establishments outside the urban reconstruction project area, the survival rate was significantly lower for those inside the disaster risk area, for both nonflooded and flooded depths of at least 1 m. The results revealed that besides inundation damage, industry sectors, and numbers of employees, urban reconstruction project implementation and disaster risk area designation were some factors impeding survival.

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The Process of Reconstruction Land Readjustment Projects of 19 Districts in Iwate Prefecture for Considering Regional Characteristics

Itsumi¹,

Fukushima²

2020

J. JSCE, D1

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A Study on Designation Disaster Hazard Areas after the Great East Japan Earthquake

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Rationale and processes of residential buyout programs: A review on buyout regulations and consequences in Japan and the U.S.

Rationale and processes of residential buyout programs: A review on buyout regulations and consequences in Japan and the U.S.

The Process of Reconstruction Land Readjustment Projects of 19 Districts in Iwate Prefecture for Considering Regional Characteristics

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