Introduction: Disaster response and spatial planning – key challenges and strategies ~ Stefan Greiving;

PART A;

I. Japan;

Disaster risk management and land use in Japan: In geography vulnerable to water-related disasters ~ Kanako Iuchi;

Spatial Planning Control for Housing Recovery after Great East Japan Earthquake ~ Tamiyo Kondo;

Reconstruction plans and planning processes after the Great East Japan Earthquake ~ Michio Ubaura;

II. Indonesia;

Land use politics after Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004 ~ Togu Pardede;

Coastal resilience in Indonesia: From plan to implementation ~ Surtiari, G.A.K ., Garschagen, M ., Birkmann , J., Setiadi, N ., Manuati, Y;

III. USA;

Planning for resilience in the New York metro region after Superstorm Sandy ~ Donovan Finn;

IV. Slovakia;

Spatial planning focusing on risk management in Slovakia ~ Alena Kučeravcová, Jan Dzurdženík;

Enhancement of flood management and flood-protection planning in Eastern Slovakia ~ Jozef Šuľak, Jaroslav Tešliar;

V. Germany;

Flood risk management by spatial planning ~ Stefan Greiving, Nadine Mägdefrau;

Major-accident hazards in spatial planning ~ Nadine Mägdefrau;

Cross-Analysis of Part A ~ Stefan Greiving, Nadine Mägdefrau, Teresa Sprague;

PART B;

Planning systems for risk reduction and issues in pre-disaster implementation ~ Kanako Iuchi;

Efforts and limitations in spatial transformation after disasters ~ Michio Ubaur;

Role of coordination in building spatial resilience after disasters ~ Alena Kučeravcová, Jozef Šuľak, Jaroslav Tešliar, Ján Dzurdženík;

Residents’ participation in rebuilding more resilient space ~ Nadine Mägdefrau, Teresa Sprague;

Spatial planning and uncertainties associated with future disasters ~ Stefan Greiving;

Conclusion: Change-proof cities and regions – an integrated concept for tackling key challenges for spatial development ~ Stefan Greiving, Kanako Iuchi, Jaroslav Tesliar, Michio Ubaura.

Combines for the first time experiences and knowledge of spatial planning after significant disasters and highlights efforts to improve spatial resilience across the globe;

Two-fold structure gives both an intro into the approach of spatial planning to deal with disasters plus the development of transferability between different countries;

Includes detailed analysis of 5 countries and draws lessons for future spatial resilience in relation to disasters internationally.