After Great Disasters : An in-Depth Analysis of How Six Countries Managed Community Recovery.

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 -- Organizing for Recovery -- Notable Recovery Features -- Lessons -- Chapter 4: Japan: National Land-Use Regulations Drive Recovery -- The 1995 Kobe Earthquake -- Organizing for Recovery -- Notable Recovery Features -- The 2011 Tohuku Earthquake and Tsunami -- Organizing for Recovery -- Notable Recovery Features -- Lessons from the Kobe and Tohoku Disasters -- Chapter 5: India: State-Managed Recovery with NGO Involvement -- The 2001 Gujurat Earthquake -- Organizing for Recovery -- Notable Recovery Features -- Lessons -- Chapter 6: Indonesia: Centrally Managed, Community-Driven Approaches to Reconstruction -- The 2004 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami -- Organizing for Recovery -- Notable Recovery Features -- Lessons -- Chapter 7: United States: An Evolving National Recovery Policy Centralized at Federal and State Levels -- The 2001 World Trade Center Disaster -- Organizing for Recovery -- Notable Recovery Features -- The 2005 Hurricane Katrina and Rita -- Organizing for Recovery -- Notable Recovery Features -- The 2012 Hurrican Sandy -- Organizing for Recovery -- Notable Recovery Features -- 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.

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.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.