Post-Tsunami Hazard: Reconstruction and Restoration (Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research Book 44)

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. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Long-Term Recovery from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster....Pages 1-13 Reconstruction Plans and Planning Process After the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami....Pages 15-28 Three Years After a Mega-disaster: Recovery Policies, Programs and Implementation After the Great East Japan Earthquake....Pages 29-46 Relocation After Tsunamis in the Sanriku Area and the Condition of Fishing Villages Two Years After the 2011 Great East Japan Tsunami....Pages 47-58 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....Pages 59-72 Accomplishments in the South Coastal Thai Communities After the 2004 Tsunami in the Restoration Process, A Case Study in Ranong Province....Pages 73-95 Reconstruction Process and Social Issues After the 1746 Earthquake and Tsunami in Peru: Past and Present Challenges After Tsunami Events....Pages 97-109 The Tsunami Warning System in Thailand: A Part of the Reconstruction Process After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami....Pages 111-119 Effects of the Offshore Barrier Against the 2011 Off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake Tsunami and Lessons Learned....Pages 121-132 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....Pages 133-155 Effectiveness of Real-Time Near-Field Tsunami Inundation Forecasts for Tsunami Evacuation in Kushiro City, Hokkaido, Japan....Pages 157-177 Advanced Real Time Monitoring System and Simulation Researches for Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Japan....Pages 179-189 Seawall Performance Along Southern Coast of East Japan Impacted by the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami; A Note for the Reconstruction Process....Pages 191-209 A Consideration Aimed at Improving the Resiliency of Protective Structures Against Tsunami....Pages 211-223 Serious Erosion of the Southern Sendai Coast Due to the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake Tsunami and Its Recovery Process....Pages 225-236 Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis for Restoration After Tsunamis and Floods: The Case of Dwellings and Industrial Plants....Pages 237-258 Tsunami and Environmental Pollution Hazards: A Note for the Restoration Process....Pages 259-292 The Agri-Reconstruction Project and Rapeseed Project for Restoring Tsunami-Salt-Damaged Farmland After the GEJE – An Institutional Effort....Pages 293-310 Observations of Natural Recruitment and Human Attempts at Mangrove Rehabilitation After Seismic (Tsunami and Earthquake) Events in Simeulue Island and Singkil Lagoon, Aceh, Indonesia....Pages 311-327 Back Matter....Pages 329-331