Coming home after disaster : multiple dimensions of housing recovery / edited by Alka Sapat, Ann-Margaret Esnard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sapat, Alka, editor.

Esnard, Ann-Margaret, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency housing.

Disaster victims--Housing.

Disaster victims.

Disaster relief.

Community development.

Urban renewal.

Housing.

Physical Description:

xxxix, 316 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2017]

Summary:

Post-disaster housing concerns and dilemmas are complex, global in nature, and are inextricably intertwined with social, economic, and political considerations. The multifaceted nature of housing recovery requires a holistic approach that accounts for its numerous dimensions and contours that are best captured with multi-disciplinary, multi-scalar, and multi-hazard approaches. This book serves as a valuable resource by highlighting the key issues and challenges that need to be addressed with regard to post-disaster housing. By featuring a collection of case studies on various disasters that have occurred globally and written by scholars and practitioners from various disciplines, it highlights the rich diversity of approaches taken to solve post-disaster housing problems. Coming home after Disaster can serve as an essential reference for researchers and practitioners in disaster and emergency management, public administration, public policy, urban planning, sociology, anthropology, geography, economics, architecture, and other related social science fields. Key features in this book are: Addresses a wide range of dilemmas such as differential levels of social and physical vulnerability; problems related to land tenure, home ownership, property rights, planning, and zoning; and political and legal challenges to housing recovery. Discusses the role played by public, private and non-governmental organizations, the informal sector, financial institutions, and insurance in rebuilding and housing recovery. Features global case studies, incorporates relevant examples and policies, and offers solutions from a range of scholars working in multiple disciplines and different countries. Book jacket.

Contents:

Section I Context and Concepts

Chapter 1 Disaster Recovery and Community Renewal: Housing Approaches / Mary C. Comerio Comerio, Mary C. 3

Chapter 2 Post-Disaster Housing Vulnerability: Getting People Back Home / Brenda D. Phillips Phillips, Brenda D. 21

Chapter 3 Displacement, Return, and Relocation: Housing and Community Recovery Considerations / Ann-Margaret Esnard Esnard, Ann-Margaret 37

Chapter 4 Financing Housing Recovery through Hazard Insurance: The Case of the National Flood Insurance Program / Michael K. Lindell Lindell, Michael K., Samuel D. Brody Brody, Samuel D., Wesley E. Highfield Highfield, Wesley E. 49

Chapter 5 Politics of Disaster Recovery: Policy and Governance Challenges in Post-Disaster Housing / Alka Sapat Sapat, Alka 67

Section II Understanding Housing Recovery in the United States

Chapter 6 The Texas Experience with 2008's Hurricanes Dolly and Ike / Shannon Van Zandt Zandt, Shannon Van, Madison Sloan Sloan, Madison 83

Chapter 7 Affordable Housing and Disaster Recovery: A Case Study of the 2013 Colorado Floods / Andrew Rumbach Rumbach, Andrew, Carrie Makarewicz Makarewicz, Carrie 99

Chapter 8 Tornado Housing Recovery / Brenda D. Phillips Phillips, Brenda D., Susamma Seeley Seeley, Susamma 113

Chapter 9 Housing Recovery after Hurricane Sandy: A Vignette Study / Ali Nejat Nejat, Ali, Souparno Ghosh Ghosh, Souparno, Zhen Cong Cong, Zhen, Daan Liang Liang, Daan 127

Chapter 10 Emergency Sheltering and Temporary Housing Issues: Assessing the Disaster Experiences and Preparedness Actions of People with Disabilities to Inform Inclusive Emergency Planning in the United States / Brian J. Gerber Gerber, Brian J. 145

Section III Housing Recovery in a Global Context

Chapter 11 Early Post-Disaster Shelter Recovery after the 12 January 2010 Haiti Earthquake / N. Emel Ganapati Ganapati, N. Emel, Guitele J. Rahill Rahill, Guitele J. 161

Chapter 12 Disaster Housing Recovery in Rural India: Lessons from 12 Years of Post-Tsunami Housing Efforts / Sudha Arlikatti Arlikatti, Sudha, Simon A. Andrew Andrew, Simon A. 175

Chapter 13 Planning for Housing Recovery after the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake in China / Yang Zhang Zhang, Yang, William Drake Drake, William 191

Chapter 14 Residential Relocation Processes in Coastal Areas: Tacloban City after Typhoon Yolanda / Kanaka Iuchi Iuchi, Kanaka, Elizabeth Maly Maly, Elizabeth 209

Section IV Multiple Dimensions of Housing Recovery

Chapter 15 Meta-Patterns in Post-Disaster Housing Reconstruction and Recovery / Gonzalo Lizarralde Lizarralde, Gonzalo, Mahmood Fayazi Fayazi, Mahmood, Faten Kikano Kikano, Faten, Isabelle Thomas Thomas, Isabelle 229

Chapter 16 Post-Disaster Reconstruction: Informal Settlers and the Right to Adequate Housing / Jennifer Duyne Barenstein Barenstein, Jennifer Duyne 245

Chapter 17 Civil Society and Recovery: Nongovernmental Organizations and Post-Disaster Housing / Alka Sapat Sapat, Alka 263

Chapter 18 Pre- and Post-Disaster Conditions, Their Implications, and the Role of Planning for Housing Recovery / Gavin Smith Smith, Gavin 277

Chapter 19 Anticipating and Overcoming Regulatory and Legal Barriers during Rebuilding and Resettlement / John Travis Marshall Marshall, John Travis, Adrienne La Grange Grange, Adrienne La, Ann-Margaret Esnard Esnard, Ann-Margaret 293.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781498722865

1498722865

OCLC:

953982326