COMPREHENSION OF AREA'S CONTEXT IN REHABILITATION FROM GREAT DISASTERS

This study aims to following two objectives regarding Matsumoto District of Nagata Ward in Kobe, where has reconstructed from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. The first is to comprehend a series of local contexts to solve “universal theme” as such “readjustment of open socio-spatial structure toward a community” in the middle of process for modifying the district before and after the disaster. The second is to propose a new aspect in order to evaluate restoration after the natural disaster. It is clarified the contexts of three phases such planning purpose, social organization, and formation for usage of spaces through surveying history of the district, conducting hearing survey to planners, and conducting hearing surveys regarding life activities of residents and residents’ association.