Title: Managing for Long-Term Community Recovery in the Aftermath of Disaster
Publisher: Public Entity Risk Institute
Publication Date: 2009
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0979372224
ISBN 13: 9780979372223
Binding: Unknown
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Weight: 0.78 pounds

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The book is the result of years of cumulative research in dozens of communities that have experienced extreme events to determine what it takes for a community to truly recover. An extreme event can result from a natural hazard event; an intentional or mindless act of destruction; a large accident; a widespread virulent epidemic; or even an economic crisis brought on by the closure or relocation of a principal employer in the community. Years after experiencing an extreme event, many communities still struggle to recover.

"[Recovery] is not putting things back the way they were before , the authors explain. Recovery...means establishing viability within the post-event environment, viability for individuals and households, businesses, local government, and the community as a whole. It means adapting to new realities."

Going beyond cleanup efforts and restoring basic services, this book focuses on long-term recovery from disasters, addressing important issues such as local economies, housing and rebuilding, social and psychological consequences, and other consequences of extreme events. The authors looked at factors that impact the recovery process from the nature and extent of the consequences to the characteristics of the affected community.

Managing for Long-Term Community Recovery in the Aftermath of Disaster is an invaluable guide for local officials and community leaders. While state and federal agencies and private organizations are helpful in providing disaster relief and restoring services, but responsibility for long term community recovery falls to local officials and the communities they serve.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. After the Disaster: The Challenge of Recovery

Part 1. Communities, Disasters, and Recovery: Setting the Stage

Chapter 2. What Makes for a Community Disaster?

Chapter 3. The Cascading Consequences of Extreme Events

Chapter 4. Recovery: Beyond Restoring the Built Environment

Chapter 5. Forces That Complicate Community Recovery

Part 2. Post-Disaster Experiences: What Happened in Other Communities

Chapter 6. Often the Local Economy Unravels

Chapter 7. Post-Event Demographic Changes

Chapter 8. Housing and Rebuilding Issues

Chapter 9. Social and Psychological Consequences

Part 3. Post-Disaster Experiences: What Happened to Local Governments

Chapter 10. Local Government Workload and Employee Stress

Chapter 11. A Diminished Revenue Base

Chapter 12. Skyrocketing Expenses, Cash Shortages, and Closing the Revenue Gap

Part 4. What We Learned About Long-Term Recovery

Chapter 13. Responding to the Emergency

Chapter 14. Going Beyond Emergency Response

Chapter 15. Local Government Operating Systems Must Be Operational

Chapter 16. Identifying What Has to be Done Next

Chapter 17. Basic Strategies for Rebuilding the Local Economy

Chapter 18. Creating and Implementing a Strategic Plan for Long-Term Recovery

Chapter 19. Pitfalls in Planning for Community Recovery

Chapter 20. Before the Next Disaster: Hazard Mitigation.

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