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Conference 2017

IE3: “Phoenix Communities” - Fostering a Disaster-Resilient Model for Community Building

October 04, 2017

11:45am - 12:00pm

Student Ignite

This presentation will provide a brief summary of the disaster and the social & physical impacts it left on the community. It will then introduce Kamaishi City’s approach to rebuilding in the aftermath of the disaster. Through a concrete governance model and citizen-oriented vision for the future, officials set the course to rebuild a resilient and sustainable community.

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