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After great disasters : an in-depth analysis of how six countries managed community recovery / Laurie A. Johnson and Robert B. Olshansky.

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"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 const...

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Main Authors: Johnson, Laurie A. (Author), Olshansky, Robert B. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, [2017]
Subjects:
Crisis management > Case studies.
Natural disasters > Case studies.
Human settlements > Case studies.
Land use > Planning > Case studies.
Economic development > Case studies.
Crisis management.
Economic development.
Human settlements.
Land use > Planning.
Natural disasters.
Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: evolving approaches to managing recovery from large-scale disasters
  • China : top-down, fast-paced reconstruction
  • New Zealand : centralizing governance and transforming cityscapes
  • Japan : national land use regulations drive recovery
  • India : state-managed recovery with NGO involvement
  • Indonesia : centrally managed, community-driven approaches to reconstruction
  • United States : an evolving national level recovery policy
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • References
  • Index
  • About the authors
  • About Lincoln Institute of land policy.

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