Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: Long-Term Recovery from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Resettlement After the 1933 Showa Tsunami Disaster; 1.2.1 Recovery Plan from the 1933 Showa Tsunami Disaster; 1.2.2 Implementation of a Recovery Plan; 1.3 Damage Due to the EJED at Resettlement Sites; 1.3.1 Damage at Resettlement Sites; 1.3.2 Resettlement Sites Without Damage; 1.3.3 Resettlement Sites with Slight Damage; 1.3.4 Major Damage in Expanded Low Land Settlements; 1.3.5 Major Damage to Resettlement Sites

1.3.6 Recovery Plan for the Showa Resettlements1.4 Discussions and Conclusions; References; Chapter 2: Reconstruction Plans and Planning Process After the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Problems of Provincial Areas Before the Disaster; 2.2.1 Summary of Reconstruction Plans; 2.3 Relationship Between Spatial Planning and Disaster Prevention Planning; 2.3.1 Conflicts Between Objective and Subjective Safety in Reconstruction Plans; 2.3.2 Ideal Relationship Between Spatial Planning and Disaster Prevention Planning; 2.3.3 Actual Situation

2.4 Integration of Plans on District Level: Ideal, Reality and Gap2.4.1 Project Coordination on the District Level; 2.4.2 Blank Area of the Projects; 2.5 Time Sequence and Planning; 2.5.1 Attention to the "Past" in the Planning Process; 2.5.2 Attention to the "Present" in the Planning Process: Ensuring Quantitative and Qualitative Adequacy; 2.5.3 Attention to the "Future" in the Planning Process; 2.6 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Three Years After a Mega-disaster: Recovery Policies, Programs and Implementation After the Great East Japan Earthquake; 3.1 Introduction

3.2 Recovery Planning Policies and Programs to Reduce Future Tsunami Risk3.2.1 Recovery Phase One: Recovery Concept Development; 3.2.1.1 Rebuilding Concepts; 3.2.1.2 Programs for Rebuilding; 3.2.2 Recovery Phase Two: Setting the Stage for Implementation; 3.2.3 Recovery Phase Three: Implementing the Recovery Programs; 3.3 Displacement and Resettlement; 3.3.1 Housing Issues in the Recovery Phases Following the GEJE; 3.3.2 The Provision of Temporary Housing; 3.3.2.1 Japan's Approach to Temporary Housing; 3.3.2.2 Temporary Housing Challenges in the Tohoku Region

3.3.2.3 Temporary Housing Innovations After the GEJE3.3.3 Displaced Population in the Third Recovery Phase; 3.4 Discussion and Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Relocation After Tsunamis in the Sanriku Area and the Condition of Fishing Villages Two Years After the 2011 Great East Japan Tsunami; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Relocation After Historical Tsunamis in the Sanriku Area; 4.3 Relocation and Recovery in the Study Areas; 4.3.1 Tadakoshi Village, Kesennuma City; 4.3.2 Niranohama Village, Minami-Sanriku Town; 4.3.3 Yagawa Village, Ishinomaki City; 4.4 Discussion; 4.4.1 The Seawalls Controversy