Kanako Iuchi

Kanako Iuchi is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Political Science at Northeastern University's College of Social Sciences and Humanities. Her research focuses on post-disaster planning approaches and processes to achieve community resilience. She examines recovery governance, spatial redevelopment, and community relocation in disaster-affected regions across Asia and beyond.

Her work compares coastal regions such as Tohoku, Japan (2011 tsunami); Aceh, Indonesia (2004 tsunami); and Christchurch, New Zealand (2010/2011 earthquakes) with global North-South contexts like New York, USA (2012 hurricane) and Leyte, Philippines (2013 typhoon). This comparative lens highlights differences in planning strategies between regions.

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