The triple 2011 disaster has had immense impacts on people life, health and property, social infrastructure and economy, agrifood chains, natural and institutional environment, etc. Pdf damage from the great east japan earthquake and tsunami. Many ports are being rebuilt following the 2011 tohoku tsunami in japan. Details about the great east japan earthquake tsunami. Pdf disaster recovery and reconstruction following the. On march 11, 2011 the strongest recorded in japan earthquake occurred which triggered a powerful tsunami and caused a nuclear accident in the fukushima daichi nuclear plant station. Apr 01, 2011 on 11 mar 2011, a massive tsunami was triggered by a 9. Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 relief and rebuilding efforts. World visions response to the 2011 japan earthquake and tsunami. Tsunami mitigation in japan after the 2011 tohoku tsunami.
Overview of the 2011 east japan earthquake and tsunami. Despite this difficult situation, most japanese people, including the victims, have been calm in enduring this disaster. Overview of the 2011 east japan earthquake and tsunami disaster takehiko takano, professor, tohoku gakuin university email. Apr 09, 20 many ports are being rebuilt following the 2011 tohoku tsunami in japan. The great east japan earthquake and tsunami generated approximately 20 million tons of debris along the coast. The tsunami was up to 30 meters high and inundated 433,000 square. The first landing at sendai airport since the earthquake on april th. Damage and reconstruction after the 2004 indian ocean tsunami.
The great east japan earthquake and tsunami on the march 11, 2011, northeastern japan was hit by a massive earthquake. Industrial production activities and exports have decreased because of the damage to stock mainly in the affected region, supply chain disruptions, and power constraints. The interviews focused on the overall plans, operations, and activities related to recovery and reconstruction following the 2011 great east japan earthquake and tsunami, and facilitated an open discussion to assess the details of each activity. In addition to damages caused by the earthquake itself, damages due to the ensuing tsunami, fires, liquefaction phenomena, incident at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant and so on were wideranging. On march 11, 2011, the great east japan earthquake and tsunami struck a wide area of east japan and caused a nuclear catastrophe at the fukushima no. Reconstruction after the great east japan earthquake tohoku. Reconstruction and restoration of the environment after the great east japan earthquake on march 11, 2011, east japan was struck by the largest earthquake ever recorded in or around japan. Disaster recovery and reconstruction following the 2011 great. Libraries situation after the great east japan earthquake.
The event began with a powerful earthquake off the coast of honshu, japans main island, which initiated a series of large. Reconstruction and restoration of the environment after the. Hatori,distributions of seismic intensity and tsunami of the 1793 miyagi oki earthquake, northeastern japan, bulletin of earthquake research institute, university. Still, 11 months on, the japanese have made amazing progress in raising their lives and cities from the rubble. The great east japan earthquake of 2011, with a magnitude of 9. The tsunami also caused a number of nuclear accidents at the fukushima daiichi. This book covers the restoration and reconstruction process and activities undertaken in japan in the first five years since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami a period widely considered to be the most intensive reconstruction phase within the 10year.
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Reconstruction after the 2011 japan tsunami youtube. Damage and reconstruction after the 2004 indian ocean tsunami and the 2011 great east japan tsunami destroying 3,000 government buildings including hospitals and schools and 14 seaports. Reconstruction after the great east japan earthquake. The consequences of the earthquake and tsunami in terms of deaths, injuries, economic and environmental. However, the damage from the great east japan earthquake was greater than the guidelines anticipated. Recent development of urban disaster mitigation in japan with. With the powerful earthquake and tsunami hitting japan last year, the country seemed to be devastated and almost beyond recovery. Lessons learned from the 2011 tohoku earthquake and. The devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami in japan in 2011 included. Read cnn s 2011 japan earthquake tsunami earthquake and learn more about the disaster that struck japan in march of 2011. The great east japan earthquake, followed by the tsunami, devastated the. Disaster recovery and reconstruction following the 2011. Technical topic damage by east japan earthquake and tsunami. Jun 02, 2011 july, 20, 2011 311 victims face welfare cuts japan times cases have surfaced in which municipalities in tohoku have stopped welfare payments to victims of the march 11 earthquake tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis at the fukushima no.
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Japan after the earthquake and tsunami update on the restoration of telecommunication and broadcasting services on 12 july 2011, almost three months after a magnitude 9. This outline describes the basic reconstruction plan established by the prefecture in an easytofollow format. However, most of the property and human damage from the great east japan earthquake of 2011 were caused by tsunami. In the manual sorting process, there is a box labeled memories that is not shown on the flow chart in. Recent development of urban disaster mitigation in japan. Restoration and recovery of utilities for small to mediumsize business support for fukushima industries funding support for small to mediumsize business great east japan earthquake and tsunami 15 a 107. Twentytwo railways, including the tohoku shinkansen. The great east japan earthquake also had a tremendous impact on the japanese economy. On 11 mar 2011, a massive tsunami was triggered by a 9. Iwate prefecture great east japan earthquake and tsunami. The impact of the 2011 tohoku earthquake tsunami disaster. Widespread earthquake that affected tokyo and nine prefectures, mainly iwate, miyagi and fukushima prefectures.
Like the 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami, the damage by surging water, though much more localized, was far more deadly and destructive than the actual quake. Damage caused by tsunami in the great east japan earthquake and development of tsunami resistant cities 2. On march 11, 2011 the strongest ever recorded in japan earthquake occurred which triggered a powerful tsunami and caused a nuclear accident in one of the worlds large. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. It was one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in japans history, and it. Japan earthquake and tsunami, severe natural disaster that occurred in northeastern japan on march 11, 2011, and killed at least 20,000 people. July, 20, 2011 311 victims face welfare cuts japan times cases have surfaced in which municipalities in tohoku have stopped welfare payments to victims of the march 11 earthquaketsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis at the fukushima no. Tohoku university is well aware that its mission as one of the. Earthquake and tsunami warning, the 2011 off the pacific coast of tohoku earthquake japan. Restoration following the great east japan earthquake.
Sep 24, 2015 this division has a principle role in the recovery and reconstruction process. Reconstruction after the great east japan earthquake december, 2011. Since the great east japan earthquake and the following tohoku tsunami on march 11th, 2011, japan has been facing a great challenge of the longterm and costly reconstruction of the impacted tohoku coast, particularly in iwate, miyagi and fukushima prefectures, where the highest damage ratio was documented. Pdf disaster recovery and reconstruction following the 2011. Reconstruction and restoration of the environment after. The jna effort toward restoration assistance following the great east. The jrcs relief and recovery programme for great east japan earthquake and tsunami. This book covers the restoration and reconstruction process and activities undertaken in japan in the first five years since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami a period widely considered to be. Yu muroga was in his car during the japanese tsunami 3. The tohoku regional bureau trb of the ministry of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism mlit performed various actions in response to the 2011 great east japan earthquake and tsunami. Iwate prefecture great east japan earthquake and tsunami reconstruction plan. World vision was, therefore, wellpositioned to provide aid after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Lessons learned from the 2011 tohoku earthquake and tsunami for the mitigation in the future. Disaster reconstruction municipal housing restoration of damaged.
The status of restoration and reconstruction after the earthquake after restoration lecture june 2011 research activity june 2011. Disaster recovery and reconstruction following the 2011 great east japan earthquake and tsunami. This book covers the restoration and reconstruction process and activities. This brought a new challenge how a diof sasterresistant city could be built along a coast with a focus on tsunami. The great east japan earthquake, which occurred on march 11, 2011, caused high. This book will appeal to scientists and scholars, decision makers, students and practitioners interested in post tsunami reconstruction and. Economic impact of the great east japan earthquake and. The total disaster recovery and reconstruction period is expected to last for 10 years, of which the first five years are regarded as the concentrated reconstruction period. Nearly 3,000 km of roads in this region was damaged, and 150,000 people lost their lives. This book will appeal to scientists and scholars, decision makers, students and practitioners interested in posttsunami reconstruction and. Hitoshi tamaki and daisuke muraoka, impact of the great east japan earthquake on the seaweed eisenia bicyclis habitat at oshika peninsula, miyagi, japan, the 2011 japan earthquake and tsunami.
The 2011 great east japan earthquake and tsunami was one of the largest disasters in recorded history. In the 1960s, world vision supported japanese children in orphanages. Several tsunami disasters struck the rikuzentakata coast in the last 150 years. Legal responses to the great east japan earthquake of 2011. But since 1987, world vision japan has funded childfocused programs in developing countries. The current state of reconstruction in sendai city. Damage and reconstruction after the 2004 indian ocean. Reconstruction and recovery following the recent earthquake.
This video shows the reconstruction in ishihara port, 2 years after the event. Restoration and recovery of utilities for small to mediumsize business. A study of the perception of ecosystems and ecosystembased services relating to disaster risk reduction in the context of the great east japan earthquake and tsunami, in the great east japan earthquake 11 march 2011 lessons learned and research questions, conference proceedings, unuehs, bonn. Recovery status report on the great east japan earthquake. The 2011 great east japan earthquake and tsunami was. Reconstruction and restoration insights and assessment after 5 years by vicente santiagofandino and publisher springer. This paper describes the damage to the two facilities and their restoration. The event began with a powerful earthquake off the coast of honshu, japans main island, which initiated a series of large tsunami waves that devastated many coastal areas. In addition, the tsunami brought between and 28 million tons of sand and dirt to land. The earthquake generated a devastating tsunami with waves estimated to have reached 38 meters. After six years from the earthquake, jna closed down this special department dedicated to assistance for reconstruction at the end of march 2017. Entire towns were destroyed in tsunamihit areas in japan, including 9,500 missing in minamisanriku.
Activities of japanese police in the great east japan earthquake. The plan includes the goal of the region, guiding principles, community planning ground design, and specific reconstruction efforts. The jna effort toward restoration assistance following the. Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 relief and rebuilding. The east coast of japan experienced damage and the destruction of more than 400,000 buildings npa 2011. A business process management perspective article pdf available october 2015 with 185 reads.
To mark the second anniversary of the great eastern japan earthquake and tsunami, apru and tohoku. Details about the great east japan earthquake tsunami provided by mainichi shimbun. The reader will benefit from the various casestudies 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. East japan great earthquake disaster 11 march i 201111 march in 2011 nilim, japan.
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