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

As climate change increases the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, urban planners and government officials require new insights and strategies to better organize for recovery after a disaster. This book identifies lessons from around the world to help communities do just that. Authors Johnson and Olshansky—experts with 25 years of collaborative experience as recovery planners onsite of major disasters—consider the processes and outcomes of community recovery and reconstruction following major disasters in six countries: China, New Zealand, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the United States. Post-disaster reconstruction offers opportunities to improve construction and design standards, renew infrastructure, create new land use arrangements, reinvent economies, and improve governance. If done well, reconstruction can help break the cycle of disaster-related impacts and losses, and improve the resilience of a city or region. Great natural disasters are rare, but their aftermath can change the fortunes of a city or region forever. This bookand its companion Policy Focus Reportidentifylessons from different parts of the world to help communities and government leaders better organize for recovery after future disasters. The authors consider the processes and outcomes of community recovery and reconstruction following major disasters in six countries: China, New Zealand, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the United States. If done well, reconstruction can help break the cycle of disaster-related impacts and losses, and improve the resilience of a city or region. "Considers community recovery and reconstruction following major natural disasters in six countries (China, New Zealand, India, Indonesia, Japan, United States). Identifies ways communities and governments can better organize for recovery after future disasters. Chapters discuss improving construction and design standards, renewing infrastructure, creating new land use arrangements, reinventing economies, and improving the resilience of cities and regions"-- Provided by publisher « Considers community recovery and reconstruction following major natural disasters in six countries (China, New Zealand, India, Indonesia, Japan, United States). Identifies ways communities and governments can better organize for recovery after future disasters. Chapters discuss improving construction and design standards, renewing infrastructure, creating new land use arrangements, reinventing economies, and improving the resilience of cities and regions »-- Résumé de l'éditeur