Abstract
Although there has been a growing body of literature on post-disaster participatory reconstruction, a shared understanding on a participatory approach is insufficient. A design charrette is a participatory planning that is particularly suitable for situations in which multidisciplinary professionals and non-professional stakeholders collaborate to accomplish target tasks in a short period of time. The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of design charrette as a methodology in the context of post-disaster reconstruction in Japan. This will be achieved through a participatory observation on a design charrette in Minamisoma City, Japan, after the Fukushima accident. The charrette includes the participation of multiple stakeholders in intercultural, intergenerational and interdisciplinary exchanges. The contributions and constraints of the charrette are analyzed on the basis of the authors’ observation, and a strategy to improve post-disaster reconstruction charrette is thereby proposed. This study shows that the charrette is a useful method for communication and collaboration in the post-disaster context. Furthermore, it also demonstrates that assuring the participation of all key stakeholders, improving the training of participants and introducing resource analysis during the charrette’s preparatory stage are the essential conditions for the legitimacy and policy compliance of the final result.
Highlights
Participation reconstruction has received significant attention in the literature
This study aimed to investigate the charrette as an important participatory reconstruction method during post-disaster reconstruction
Practical recommendations regarding design charrettes are proposed for post-disaster reconstruction researchers and practitioners
Summary
Participation reconstruction has received significant attention in the literature. Resident participation is an important factor for post-disaster reconstruction in building a sustainable, resilient community [1,2,3,4,5,6]. A top-down approach may fail to recognize the complex environment of a disaster area and the unmet recovery needs of local residents [7]. The top-down approach results in the dissatisfaction and resentment of the local residents, which may hinder the reconstruction progress [8]. Encouraging local residents, especially key stakeholders, to participate in reconstruction planning could achieve more effective and community-oriented long-term reconstruction solutions [9]. A shared understanding of the participatory approach in the post-disaster context is scant [8,11]
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