Iliza Presentation of rehabilitation and reconstruction in Japan

BANDA ACEH - Mayor of Banda Aceh, Illiza Sa'aduddin Knopf SE opportunity to present the process of rehabilitation and reconstruction after the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Aceh in 2004 in the city of Higashi-Matsushima. Japan, Saturday (6/12).

English-language presentation titled Resilient City For Community (City of tough for residents) was submitted Illiza on the show The 4th International Forum on Future City Inttiatiue.

Government PR Banda Aceh, Drs Marwan in a press release to the Porch yesterday said besides llliza. Another speaker was Mr. Hideyasu Abe (Mayor Higashi- Matsushirna) and Mr. Brenden McEneaney (Director, Urban resiliance of the Urban Land Institute, Washington DQ). While the participants of the seminar, said Marwan is derived from a Japanese Government and the province of academics from the University in Sendai, amounting to around 400 people. According to Marwan, on that occasion, Illiza describes the process of rehabilitation and reconstruction indirectly play a role in improving the economic development of the city.

This is evident from the increase in income per capita of population. Per capita income based on constant price saal increase of nearly three times that of Gross Regional Domestic Product (GDP) before the tsunami. While per capita income according to the market price of approximately five times greater than the GDP per capita before the tsunami.

"Tremendous economic growth occurs because the current infrastructure development Moreover, the spirit of the people of Aceh strong so very speedy recovery from traumatic tsunami and back up to build the city," said Marwan quoted llliza.

Marwan added. Illiza also said that development is not only done on the physical development. But also non-physical aspects, such as social and capacity building for the community. "One of the key Salu rapid rise of the people of Aceh and Banda Aceh is the indigenous people of Aceh. The people of Aceh is known as a religious people who believe in the teachings such as the afterlife as a place where a meeting with the family could have died," he concluded.