Proceedings - Editors:

Prof. Liz Maly* and the Conference Scientific Committee

* Conference Organizer and President of the Scientific Committee

Published online with the
support of:

L’Observatoire universitaire de la vulnérabilité and la reconstruction durable (Œuvre Durable), funded by Fonds de recherche du Québec, Société et culture (FQRSC), Canada.

ISBN: 978-2-9815234-1-9
2023 international i-Rec conference
Tensions between tradition and innovation in disaster risk reduction, climate action, and reconstruction
Reflecting on Tohoku’s Recovery Twelve Years Later

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Book of abstracts (PDF)

Conference Program (PDF)

  • Innovation and traditions after disasters.
  • Change in the face of global warming.
  • Risks associated with radical transformation.
  • The role of cultural meaning, identity, rituals, and traditions in disaster risk reduction and reconstruction.
  • The advantages and disadvantages of industrialization and innovation in reconstruction.
  • Success, challenges, and setbacks during the Tohoku reconstruction process.
Suggested reference to this publication:

Maly, L. and the Conference Scientific Committee (eds) (2023). Tensions Between Tradition and Innovation in Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Action, and Reconstruction: Reflecting on Tohoku’s Recovery Twelve Years Later. Conference proceedings. 10th International i-Rec 2023, Sendai, Japan: Groupe de recherche IF, GRIF, Université de Montréal. Available at: http://www.grif.umontreal.ca/i-Rec2023/conferenceiREC2023.htm. Consulted: August 24, 2023.

Suggested reference to an article within this publication (example):

Author. (2023). Title. In Maly, L. and the Conference Scientific Committee (eds) (2023). Tensions Between Tradition and Innovation in Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Action, and Reconstruction: Reflecting on Tohoku’s Recovery Twelve Years Later. Conference proceedings. 10th International i-Rec 2023, Sendai, Japan: Groupe de recherche IF, GRIF, Université de Montréal. Available at: http://www.grif.umontreal.ca/i-Rec2023/conferenceiREC2023.htm. Consulted: August 24, 2023.

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