Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xviii
6. Abbreviations xix
7. Glossary of Japanese Terms xx
8. Introduction 1
9. Earthquakes and Urban Reconstruction 17
10. Kobe and the Hanshin Earthquake 35
11. The Planning and Reconstruction Response 77
12. Protest, Participation, and the Phoenix Plan 105
13. Neighbourhood Case Studies 127
14. Symbolic Projects and the Local Economy 179
15. Conclusions 209
16. Chronology of the Ten-Year Reconstruction Period in Kobe Following the Hanshin Earthquake (1995–2005) 233
17. National Government Relief and Recovery Measures, 1995 244
18. Major Reconstruction Actions Taken by Local Government in 1995 248
19. Notes 251
20. References 269
21. Index 287