SENDAI -Towards a Disaster-Resilient and Environmentally-Friendly City

We have estimated and analyzed the cost of damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake in Sendai, and we are using this information in our measures against future disasters.
As 40% of the approximate 1.3829 trillion yen of damage (September 30, 2015) was to residences, residential land etc., thus we have been making residential land safer and improving the earthquake resistance of residences. We have also taken both structural and non-structural measures at city facilities and other public facilities to minimize potential effects on both the economy and on citizens in the region, as well as creating new regional economic activity so we can continue to reduce direct disaster economic loss.

 

Estimated Cost of Damage from the Great East Japan Earthquake (As of September 30, 2015)

Item		Cost (hundred million yen)	Percentage
1 City-owned facilities:		Approx. 3,409	25%
	Essential utilities (water supply, gas, sewage works, etc.)	1,809
	Social infrastructure facilities (subway, roads and bridges, parks)	1,270
	Life and health (waste facilities for disaster debris, etc.)	20
	Buildings (schools, municipal housings, city-owned buildings, etc.)	300
2 Other public facilities:		Approx. 1,452	10%
	Transportation	259
	Essential utilities and medical and health	32
	Public works	267
	Education	875
	Others	19
3 Housing and housing land:		Approx. 6,086	44%
4 Agriculture, forestry and fisheries:		Approx. 735	5%
	Agricultural land, agricultural machines, etc.	Approx. 721
	Forestry industry	Approx.1
	Fisheries industry	Approx.13
5 Commerce and industry:		Approx. 2,147	16%
Total		13,829	100%

Source:http://www.city.sendai.jp/okyutaisaku/shise/daishinsai/higai.html
*Costs have been rounded up or down, and may not match the total costs.
*These are estimated amounts and subject to change as the costs continue to be examined.

 

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