Sagara, JunkoIshiwatari, Mikio2013-10-152013-10-152013-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16141Social infrastructure and public utilities are critical for quick and effective disaster response and recovery. Japan's rigorous seismic reinforcement of infrastructure has greatly reduced the effort required to restore essential facilities. Identification of priority infrastructure, legislation of financial arrangements for rehabilitation, and establishment of pre-disaster plans alongside the private sector have enabled prompt emergency response operations and facilitated a quick rehabilitation. This report gives findings; lessons; and recommendations for developing countries.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS ROADSADEQUATE SANITATIONAFTERSHOCKSAIRCRAFTAIRPORTAIRPORTSARTERYBULLET TRAINCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCITIESDAMAGE ASSESSMENTDAMAGESDISASTERDISASTER MANAGEMENTDISASTER RELIEFDISASTER RESPONSEDISASTERSEARTHQUAKEEARTHQUAKESEMERGENCY OPERATIONSEMERGENCY RELIEFEMERGENCY RESPONSEEMERGENCY SUPPORTEMERGENCY TEAMSEMERGENCY TRANSPORTATIONEVACUATIONEXPRESSWAYSFATALITIESFLOODEDFUELHIGHWAYHIGHWAY RECONSTRUCTIONHIGHWAYSHOUSEHOLDSINFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGEINFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATIONLOCAL GOVERNMENTSMUNICIPALITIESNATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEMNATIONAL HIGHWAYSNEGOTIATIONSPEAK-TIMEPORT INFRASTRUCTUREPRIVATE COMPANIESPUBLIC UTILITIESRAILROADRAILWAYRAILWAYSRELIEFRELIEF ACTIVITIESRELIEF SUPPLIESRESCUEROADROAD NETWORKROADSROUTEROUTESRUNWAYSAFETYSANITATIONSEWERAGE SYSTEMSEWERAGE SYSTEMSTAXTOWNSTRAFFICTRANSPORTTRANSPORT SYSTEMSTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORTATION NETWORKTRANSPORTATION NETWORKSTRUCKSTSUNAMITSUNAMISWASTEWATER TREATMENTWASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTWATER SUPPLYWATER SUPPLY SERVICESWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMSWATER UTILITIESWorld Bank10.1596/16141