Methodological Transformation for Planning Displacement and Resettlement in the Context of Natural Disaster and Climate Change

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K21999
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Medium-sized Section 23:Architecture, building engineering, and related fields
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: Mori Suguru 北海道大学, 工学研究院, 教授 (80333631)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-06-28 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 住民移転 / 再定住 / コミュニティ / 災害 / 気候変動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study focuses on cases of resettlement in the Asia-Pacific region that have been implemented in response to disasters, climate change, and urban development, where resettlement is planned or forced and funded by government agencies and other organizations. The study focused on (1) a comparison of the characteristics of resettlement planning in pilot cases in the Asia-Pacific region, (2) an analysis of the adaptation process of people (resettlers) based on environmental transition theory, and (3) a consideration of the spatial and institutional limitations of existing planning methods in terms of actual settlement of people. Specifically, the actual conditions of transformation and regeneration of the settlement environment in the forced relocation of the village of Pachepalanh in Vietnam due to the construction of a dam were clarified.

Free Research Field

建築計画・都市計画

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

今日のアジア太平洋地域は、気候変動による長期的な海面上昇、人口集中によるスラム化、急激な経済成長によるエネルギー需要などを機に、住民移転を検討せざるを得ない喫緊のグローバルな問題に直面している。コミュニティ移転という居住環境の再整備と社会共同体の再生というアプローチの検討は、環境志向で適正規模の居住環境の再構築へ向けての実効的な再定住手法として注目でき、地域社会のサステナビリティを考える上で有効な計画論とそのモデルの検討は学術的・社会的に有意義である。