The Mitsui & Co. Environment Fund
Introduction to Grant Projects
INDEX="263"
NAME="Public infrastructure and energy systems in regions affected by the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake in Tohoku - a model plan for the reconstruction of 100 homes"
TYPE="活動助成,"
YEAR="2011年度,"
AREA="日本全国,東北,"
KIND="大学,"
ORG="Tohoku University of Art and Design Department of Architecture and Environmental Design"
Tohoku University of Art and Design Department of Architecture and Environmental Design
Public infrastructure and energy systems in regions affected by the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake in Tohoku - a model plan for the reconstruction of 100 homes
Activity grant
- Project Description
We are working together with local citizens affected by the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake to develop a restoration plan centered on natural sources of energy and build a new community. Rather than merely restore communities to their original states, we are working to bring about new visions of society based on new values and ideals. We present model ideas and propose implementation of plans to promote industries and develop new communities to restore the Tohoku landscape.
- Fields
- Climate changeMarine resources/foodPreservation of surface soil and forestsEnergy problemPreservation of biodiversity and ecosystem
- Grant year
- FY2011 Activity Grants
- Grant term
- 3 years and 3 months
July 2011 - September 2014
- Grant amount
- 14,757,275 yen
- Activity region
- Miyagi Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture
Overview of the Organization
- Representative
- Masayoshi Takeuchi, Professor and Department Chair
- Establishment
- 1991
- Establishment purpose
- Tohoku University of Art and Design is based in Tohoku, a cultural center of Japan, and is devoted to educating students to tackle and solve issues in society and bring people and nature together through imagination, creativity, and the power of design. Centered on the goal of bringing about a Tohoku Renaissance, the university seeks to instill wisom based on the history and values of the region and pass on a new world view to the next generation.
- Main areas of activity
- Yamagata, Miyagi, Iwate, Aomori, Fukushima, and Akita Prefectures
- Staff
- 212 full-time staff
- Annual operating budget
- 4.7 billion yen in 2008, 4.8 billion yen in 2009, 5.7 billion yen in 2010
- WEB site
- http://www.tuad.ac.jp/
- Main activities
- Solving problems through architecture and design while coming in contact with the rich nature and sights of Yamagata Prefecture from the natural environment to the organisms inside it, the people, communities, industries, culture, economy, and more. Fostering young people to develop sustainable practices in architectural design, landscape design, community building, and environmental development.