Shadows of creative reconstruction: The Great hanshin earthquake of 1995 in Kobe, Japan revealed the shadowy side of “creative reconstruction programmes”

Shiozaki, Yoshimitsu (2005) Shadows of creative reconstruction: The Great hanshin earthquake of 1995 in Kobe, Japan revealed the shadowy side of “creative reconstruction programmes”. Samudra Report (40). pp. 29-31. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

The Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred at dawn on 17 January 1995 in Kobe, Japan. It led to the loss of 6,433 lives and the ruin of 250,000 buildings and caused 10 trillion yen worth of damage. Almost 80 per cent of the victims were lost during the collapse of old wooden houses and in the massive fires that followed the quake. Elevated expressways collapsed and railroad and ports suffered great damage as well.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0515
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Japan, Natural Disasters, Disaster Management, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, Infrastructure, Livelihoods
Subjects:	Disasters and Climate Change
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	30 Oct 2021 18:25
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 09:13
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1308

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