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Post-Tsunami Hazard

Reconstruction and Restoration

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Editors:
  1. V. Santiago-Fandiño

    1. Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain

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  2. Y.A. Kontar

    1. College of Sciences, University of Findlay, Findlay, USA

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  3. Y. Kaneda

    1. Disaster Mitigation Research Center, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

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  • Latest available information on restoration and reconstruction after tsunami events
  • Wide range of topics and potential applicability in diverse countries and regions
  • Filling a gap on know-how and information transfer
  • Chapters written by well-known scientists and experts in the fields
  • Relevance in the field of natural disasters-tsunami disasters and specific actions from lessons learned

Part of the book series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research (NTHR, volume 44)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Long-Term Recovery from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster

    • Maki Norio
    Pages 1-13

  3. Reconstruction Plans and Planning Process After the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

    • Michio Ubaura
    Pages 15-28

  4. Three Years After a Mega-disaster: Recovery Policies, Programs and Implementation After the Great East Japan Earthquake

    • Kanako Iuchi, Elizabeth Maly, Laurie Johnson
    Pages 29-46

  5. Relocation After Tsunamis in the Sanriku Area and the Condition of Fishing Villages Two Years After the 2011 Great East Japan Tsunami

    • Anawat Suppasri, Mari Yasuda, Yoshi Abe, Yo Fukutani, Fumihiko Imamura, Nobuo Shuto
    Pages 47-58

  6. Lessons Learned from Two Villages in the Tsunami Most Affected Area of Banda Aceh City; A Review of the Housing Reconstruction and the Current State of Village Development

    • Muzailin Affan, Shunichi Koshimura, Fumihiko Imamura, Hizir Sofyan, Sylvia Agustina, Nizamuddin et al.
    Pages 59-72

  7. Accomplishments in the South Coastal Thai Communities After the 2004 Tsunami in the Restoration Process, A Case Study in Ranong Province

    • Passakorn Pananont, Raykha Srisomboon, Wisai Kongkaew, Pralin Kriwichai
    Pages 73-95

  8. Reconstruction Process and Social Issues After the 1746 Earthquake and Tsunami in Peru: Past and Present Challenges After Tsunami Events

    • Erick Mas, Bruno Adriano, Julio Kuroiwa Horiuchi, Shunichi Koshimura
    Pages 97-109

  9. The Tsunami Warning System in Thailand: A Part of the Reconstruction Process After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

    • Natt Leelawat, Anawat Suppasri, Fumihiko Imamura
    Pages 111-119

  10. Effects of the Offshore Barrier Against the 2011 Off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake Tsunami and Lessons Learned

    • Nobuhito Mori, Nozomu Yoneyama, William Pringle
    Pages 121-132

  11. A Method to Determine the Level 1 and Level 2 Tsunami Inundation Areas for Reconstruction in Eastern Japan and Possible Application in Pre-disaster Areas

    • Abdul Muhari, Kentaro Imai, Daisuke Sugawara, Fumihiko Imamura
    Pages 133-155

  12. Effectiveness of Real-Time Near-Field Tsunami Inundation Forecasts for Tsunami Evacuation in Kushiro City, Hokkaido, Japan

    • Aditya Riadi Gusman, Yuichiro Tanioka
    Pages 157-177

  13. Advanced Real Time Monitoring System and Simulation Researches for Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Japan

    • Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Narumi Takahashi, Toshitaka Baba, Katsuyoshi Kawaguchi, Eiichiro Araki, Hiroyuki Matsumoto et al.
    Pages 179-189

  14. Seawall Performance Along Southern Coast of East Japan Impacted by the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami; A Note for the Reconstruction Process

    • Shinji Sato
    Pages 191-209

  15. A Consideration Aimed at Improving the Resiliency of Protective Structures Against Tsunami

    • Taro Arikawa, Takayuki Oie
    Pages 211-223

  16. Serious Erosion of the Southern Sendai Coast Due to the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake Tsunami and Its Recovery Process

    • K. Udo, Y. Takeda, M. Takamura, A. Mano
    Pages 225-236

  17. Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis for Restoration After Tsunamis and Floods: The Case of Dwellings and Industrial Plants

    • Ahmed Mebarki, Bruno Barroca
    Pages 237-258

  18. Tsunami and Environmental Pollution Hazards: A Note for the Restoration Process

    • Vicente Santiago-Fandiño, Mi Hyung Kim
    Pages 259-292

  19. The Agri-Reconstruction Project and Rapeseed Project for Restoring Tsunami-Salt-Damaged Farmland After the GEJE – An Institutional Effort

    • Yutaka Nakai, Takeshi Nishio, Hiroyasu Kitashiba, Masami Nanzyo, Masanori Saito, Toyoaki Ito et al.
    Pages 293-310

  20. Observations of Natural Recruitment and Human Attempts at Mangrove Rehabilitation After Seismic (Tsunami and Earthquake) Events in Simeulue Island and Singkil Lagoon, Aceh, Indonesia

    • Ben Brown, Woro Yuniati, Rio Ahmad, Iona Soulsby
    Pages 311-327
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This monograph focuses on a variety of topics related to reconstruction and restoration in post-tsunami conditions. Aspects such as coastal engineering, early warning systems and technological approaches, urban planning and settlements relocation, socio-economic redevelopment and policy, coastal ecosystems and agricultural redevelopment as well as pollution assessment are included. The reader will benefit from the various case-studies drawn from a number of countries hit by the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean and the Great East Earthquake and Tsunami of March 2011 in Japan.

This book will appeal to scientists and scholars, decision makers, students and practitioners interested in post-tsunami reconstruction and restoration processes.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain

    V. Santiago-Fandiño

  • College of Sciences, University of Findlay, Findlay, USA

    Y.A. Kontar

  • Disaster Mitigation Research Center, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

    Y. Kaneda

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