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HYOGO PREFECTURE 4 (1) Creation of a Society Dedicated to Welfare HYOGO PREFECTURE Housing Support Low interest housing fund ⚫ Rent subsidy ⚫ Disaster recovery public housing provision Support for independent living, and for elderly disaster victims ⚫ Support of independent living of disaster victims ⚫ Elderly victim's health classes/events for elderly. community-building Collective housing and collective housing for elderly residents. Mental Health Hyogo Institute for Traumatic Stress ⚫ Psychosocial care for children and students . 4 (2) Creation of a Culturally Rich Society Promotion of Volunteer Activities in the first year after the earthquake, about 1,400,000 people had participated in volunteer activities (the birth of volunteerism in Japan) ⚫ The Ordinance concerning the Promotion of Volunteer Activities (1998) • Hyogo Volunteer Plaza (2002) Education on Disaster Reduction for Children, Hands-on Activities for Children, Enrichment of the Child-Rearing Environment ⚫ New disaster prevention education, school support teams (EARTH) ⚫ Teenage Social Circle Children's Play Areas ⚫ The Community Child Care Circle Culture-Oriented Development of Unique Communities Hyogo Performing Arts Center (2005) ⚫ Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art (2002) 4 (3) Creation of a Society where New Industries Flourish Supporting Small Business • Extending low interest loans so business can resume Providing temporary facilities for production Supporting Shopping Arcades . Using open space and vacant shops well Revitalization of shopping arcades Creating New Industry & Attracting Enterprise • Subsidy for research and development Attracting enterprises by introducing tax relief Maintenance and Creation of Employment Implementing vocational training programs tailored to employer's needs • Introducing 'Worksharing' the idea of reducing hours, to avoid laying off employees 4 (4) Creation of a Disaster-Resistant Urban Area HYOGO PREFECTURE PREFECTURE Physical Aspects 1.The creation of a disaster-resilient community. (Hyogo Prefecture established seismic safe construction regulations and specialists) HYOGO 2. Disaster planning synthesized for mountainous areas and flood risk. (Hyogo mountain and flooding prevention plan put into effect) 3. Making the area more resistant to wind and water disasters -comprehensive management of mountain areas -installing sabo (landslide prevention) dams -repair the balance between the focus on upstream and downstream areas 4. Establishing mitigation measures for tsunami, or the predicted large Tonankai or Nankai earthquakes Non-Physical Aspects 1. Expand hazard mapping and evacuation shelter preparation 2. Establish disaster countermeasures for isolated villages 3. Support for disaster volunteers Seismic retrofitting Forests prepared for disaster Sabo (landslide prevention) dam 4 (5) Community Planning (urban planning system) Community Planning (overall land use planning) HYOGO PREFECTURE Determination of urban plans based on a two-stage system First stage: Project area identification, type of development project, urban facilities (trunk road, etc.) that serve as the core infrastructure Second stage: Neighborhood streets, neighborhood parks, etc← Citizen's participation (Community Creation Council) Immediately after the Earthquake Immediately after the Earthquake Fully-Reconstructed (Nishinomiya City) 3

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