Challenge of Land Use Planning After Urban Earthquakes Observations from the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995

Discusses the city of Kobe's (Japan) recovery from the Great Hanshin Earthquake from the perspective of city planning. The earthquake & fire devastated many parts of the city, resulting in a need for coordinated planning of rebuilding. Many buildings, land use patterns, & residents loyalty to their homes & neighborhoods remained, & are the basis of post-earthquake city planning. Chapters: Kobe before the earthquake; city planning in Japan; the earthquake; the interim city; long-range planning after the earthquake; rebuilding housing; commercial rebuilding; emerging issues in recovery; & references. 22 charts & tables.Baumann, Catherine C. is the author of 'Challenge of Land Use Planning After Urban Earthquakes Observations from the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995' with ISBN 9780788183782 and ISBN 0788183788.