Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Japan’s Urban Planning and Infrastructure Development after WWII 3. Social Capital: Community Responses to Natural Hazards 4. Typhoon Nation: Lessons of 2004 5. Community as a Hub of Response: Kumamoto Earthquake of 2016 6. Floods and Evacuation Challenge: Western Japan Flood of 2018 7. Beyond Sustainability 8. Conclusion

About the Author

Hitomi Nakanishi is Associate Professor of Built Environment at the University of Canberra, Australia.