Reconstructing Kobe: The Geography of Crisis and Opportunity
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David W. Edgington (Author)
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Six thousand people died and hundreds of thousands lost their homes when an earthquake hit Kobe in January 1995. The Hanshin Earthquake was the largest disaster to affect postwar Japan and one of the most destructive postwar natural disasters to strike a developed country. Although the media focused on the disaster's immediate effects, the long-term reconstruction efforts have gone largely unexplored.
Based on fieldwork and interviews with planners, activists, and bureaucrats, Reconstructing Kobe records the first ten years of reconstruction and recovery and offers detailed descriptions of the geography of crisis and opportunity. Which districts were most vulnerable to the quake and why? Did planners successfully exploit opportunities to revitalize the city and make it more sustainable and disaster proof? David Edgington's intricate investigation of one of the largest redevelopments in recent history offers a compelling post-disaster case study for planners and policy makers and is essential reading for students and scholars of Japanese urban and planning history. 45 b&w photos, 21 maps, 28 charts, 27 tables
About the Author
David W. Edgington is a former director of the Centre for Japanese Research and an associate professor of geography at the University of British Columbia.
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- Contributor: David W. Edgington
- Imprint: University of British Columbia Press
- ISBN13: 9780774817561
- Number of Pages: 328
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x229mm
- Packaged Weight: 600
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
- Release Date: 2010-03-15
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: David W. Edgington is a former director of the Centre for Japanese Research and an associate professor of geography at the University of British Columbia.
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