Post-Disaster Reconstruction and Change : Communities' Perspectives /

Successful recovery following a disaster depends upon transcending the disciplinary divides of architecture, engineering, and planning and emphasizing the importance of community perspectives in the post-disaster reconstruction process. Effective results in community recovery mandate that we holisti...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Duyne Barenstein, Jennifer E. (Editor), Leemann, Esther (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2013]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Successful recovery following a disaster depends upon transcending the disciplinary divides of architecture, engineering, and planning and emphasizing the importance of community perspectives in the post-disaster reconstruction process. Effective results in community recovery mandate that we holistically examine the complex interrelationship between physical and social dimensions.Through a series of case studies, Post-Disaster Reconstruction and Change: Communities' Perspectives explores community viewpoints on post-disaster aid provided by external agencies and demonstrates how equity and eff.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxx, 338 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439888155
1439888159
9781439888179
1439888175
9781466588981
1466588985
0429252102
9780429252105