JAUE2022-043: Study on Current Status of Disaster Risk Areas and Utilization of Unused Land 10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Abstract

Eleven years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, one of the most devastating disasters of the 21st century, the entire Tohoku region is being recognized as a case study for disaster recovery. Now that subsidized projects related to earthquake recovery have ended and the residents’ resettlement and construction work are almost completed, it is necessary to take a fresh look at how the recovery plan was implemented. Focusing on land use in the town of Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, this study examines the impacts of the tsunami-triggered population decline, residents’ relocation, and restrictions on housing reconstruction due to the designation of disaster risk areas, especially in coastal areas.