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After great disasters : how six countries managed community recovery / Laurie A. Johnson and Robert B. Olshansky.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Laurie A., author.
- Olshansky, Robert B., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disaster relief--Case studies.
- Disaster relief.
- Emergency management--Case studies.
- Emergency management.
- Crisis management--Case studies.
- Crisis management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (76 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, [2016]
- Summary:
- A distillation of its companion book, this report identifies lessons learned by planners and government officials of six countries that have recovered from major disasters: China, New Zealand, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the United States. The authors offer case studies and recommendations for communities and governments that reflect a set of core principles: primacy of information, stakeholder involvement, and transparency.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- The Process and Management of Post-Disaster Recovery
- Distinguishing Recovery from Normal Times
- The Role of Planning and Planners
- The Cases
- Chapter 2: China: Top-Down, Fast-Paced Reconstruction
- The 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake
- Organizing for Recovery
- Notable Recovery Features
- Lessons
- Chapter 3: New Zealand: Centralizing Governance and Transforming Cityscapes
- The 2010 and 2011 Canterbury Earthquakes
- Chapter 4: Japan: National Land-Use Regulations Drive Recovery
- The 1995 Kobe Earthquake
- The 2011 Tohuku Earthquake and Tsunami
- Lessons from the Kobe and Tohoku Disasters
- Chapter 5: India: State-Managed Recovery with NGO Involvement
- The 2001 Gujurat Earthquake
- Chapter 6: Indonesia: Centrally Managed, Community-Driven Approaches to Reconstruction
- The 2004 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami
- Chapter 7: United States: An Evolving National Recovery Policy Centralized at Federal and State Levels
- The 2001 World Trade Center Disaster
- The 2005 Hurricane Katrina and Rita
- The 2012 Hurrican Sandy
- Lessons from the 2001, 2005, and 2012 Disasters
- Chapter 8: Conclusions and Recommendations
- The Challenges of Recovery
- Recommendations for Recovery
- Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgements
- About the Authors
- About the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-55844-358-4
- OCLC:
- 982373741
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