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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Post-Disaster Recovery"”.
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Improving Post-Disaster Recovery: Decision Support for Debris Disposal Operations
Disaster debris cleanup operations are commonly organized into two phases. During the first phase, the objective is to clear debris from evacuation and other important pathways to ensure access to the disaster-affected area. Practically, Phase 1 activities largely consist of pushing fallen trees, …
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The Limitations of Governance Indicators in Relation to Post-Disaster Recovery
<p>Catastrophic natural disasters remain a constant and recurring mortal threat to people around the world. Since prevention of the events themselves is impossible, it is important to examine those factors which can reduce the loss of life and enable successful recovery. We intuitively expect good …
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Understanding stakeholder participation in post-disaster recovery (case study: Nagapattinam, India)
… widely acknowledged as a critical component of post-disaster recovery because it helps create a shared understanding of local hazard risk and vulnerability, improves recovery and mitigation decision efficacy, and builds social capital and local resilience to future disasters. But approaches …
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The use of geospatial tools to support, monitor and evaluate post-disaster recovery
… the planning, monitoring and evaluation of recovery after disaster. The thesis begins by outlining the process of post-disaster recovery, what it entails and who is involved. The data and information needs at different stages of the disaster cycle are introduced and the importance of …
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Post-disaster recovery planning and sustainable development — a lesson from the Wenchuan earthquake, China, 2008
… system to formulate and implement the post-recovery planning and reconstruction in a short time. However, disaster recovery is a complex process which involves not only physical reconstruction, but also social reorganization, economic recovery, and cultural heritage. Due to the …
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A Critical Examination of Green Economic Development as a Post-Disaster Recovery Approach: The Case of Greensburg, Kansas 2007-2012
… - with a host of external expertise - unveiled a recovery plan that not only set in motion the rebuilding of the two-square mile town but also offered the opportunity to become the first model green city in the United States. Media captured the daily struggles of Greensburg for years, and …
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The Role of Gender in Post-Disaster Recovery and Disaster Risk Governance in Nepal: Examining Links Between Women, Institutions and Capacity-Building
Although it is widely acknowledged within disaster scholarship that women are more vulnerable to disasters than men, there is a dearth of literature explicitly discussing the ways in which governmental and non-governmental institutions have supported, strengthened and built the capabilities of …
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Community vulnerability and capacity in post-disaster recovery: the cases of Mano and Mikura neighbourhoods in the wake of the 1995 Kobe earthquake
… recognized to be a vital component of community recovery. Drawing from literature on disaster recovery, community development, vulnerability analysis, community capacity building and the Kobe earthquake, a community vulnerability and capacity model is elaborated from Blaikie et al.’s Pressure and …
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Towns undergoing changes: a case study on the recovery after the Wenchuan earthquake, China
Post-disaster recovery is a complicated and dynamic socio-economic-political process, with time compression as the key feature that differentiates it from normal development procedures. The devastating Wenchuan Earthquake in China occurred on May 12, 2008, and its recovery process provides a unique …
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Disaster risk management of interdependent infrastructure systems for community resilience planning
… developing methodologies to model the damage and recovery of interdependent infrastructure systems under disruptive events for community resilience planning. The overall research can be broadly divided into two parts: developing a model to simulate the post-disaster performance of interdependent …
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The Role of Central Government following the Lombok Earthquake 2018: the planning process and ownership and control of the Mataram City Post-Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Plan : A Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Planning at Lincoln University
Recovery from disasters is a significant issue faced by all countries in the world at various times. Governments, including central and local governments, are the key actors regarding post-disaster recovery because they have the authority and responsibility to rescue affected people and recover …
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Post-Katrina Student Resilience: Perspectives of Nunez Community College Students
… the questions of why the students returned to a disaster-stricken area to continue their studies and how the students coped in the aftermath. There is a significant gap in the literature on post-disaster resiliency and in particular, the role of education in post-disaster recovery. Twelve …
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How New Markets Tax Credits are Contributing to Recovery and Community Development in New Orleans
… after Hurricane Katrina it was put to use as a disaster recovery resource as part of the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act. The program has successfully attracted investors, but gauging the community impact of NMTC projects is difficult to assess because of the diversity of allowable project types and …
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Disaster debris management and recovery of housing stock in San Francisco, CA
… to analyze the feasibility of recycling disaster debris as new construction material to rebuild the diminished housing stock. A meta-analysis identifies capacity requirements for transport and processing material, and seeks to project a time frame for refurbishing lost housing. Simulated …
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Looking to the past to travel in the future : post pandemic tourism
… importance of tourism in global economies and post-disaster recovery. In considering the global impact of pandemics on tourism international travel, especially nowadays, are severely restricted during pandemics. Tourism-dependent countries are concerned about these disturbances as it leads to a …
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Calamities, Catastrophes, and Cataclysms: Current Trends in International Disaster Risk Management Practices for Cultural Heritage Sites
… in response to climate change and natural disasters. Despite an established network of institutions united in preserving the world’s cultural heritage, risk management planning for heritage properties remains in its infancy. This thesis asks what types of risk management for cultural …
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Co-Constructing COVID-19: Learning Relational Practices From Families Facing a Global Pandemic
… changes to their daily living. The effects of a disaster event, such as a pandemic, can contribute to a decline in mental and/or relational health, and the family system has the potential to promote recovery and resilience by buffering such risks. Despite the surge of research on the pandemic …
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Commute Travel Changes and their Duration in Hurricane Sandy's Aftermath
… populations and lower income commuters during post-disaster recovery periods.
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Feet don't fail me now: brass bands in post-Katrina New Orleans
… study is to examine brass bands in post-Katrina New Orleans. Told primarily in the words of the musicians themselves, this study analyzes the intersection of the city's recovery efforts and the complex web of formal and informal sociocultural relationships that exist in the brass …
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Transforming researchers and practitioners: The unanticipated consequences (significance) of Participatory Action Research (PAR)
… grant, investigated the viability of PAR in a post-disaster recovery project. The NSF report revealed that the community did gain agency and political effectiveness; the study and evaluation, however, did not focus on the outside collaborators and their change. Freirian and Habermasian theories …
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