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With case studies from the US, Haiti, Indonesia, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Vanuatu, Gaza, China, Australia, UK and New Zealand, providing practical recommendations for implementation in recovery projects. It can be used as a handbook by profesisonals and NGOs and as a core text on Disaster and Energy Management courses.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Post Disaster Recovery and teh Need to Build Back Better
Chapter 2 Build Back Better Theory
Chapter 3 Structural Resilience
Chapter 4 Multi-Hazard-based Land-Use Planning
Chapter 5 Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction Education
Chapter 6 Psychological and Social Recovery
Chapter 7 Economic Recovery
Chapter 8 Institutional Mechanism
Chapter 9 Legislation and Regulation
Chapter 10 Monitoring and Evaluation
Chapter 11 Building Back Better: From Theory to Practice
About the author
Sandeeka Mannakkara is a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Auckland's Centre for Disaster Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction.
Suzanne Wilkinson is Director of the University of Auckland's Centre for Disaster Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction.
Regan Potangaroa is a Professor of Architectural Science in the School of Architecture at Victoria University, Wellington.
Summary
With case studies from the US, Haiti, Indonesia, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Vanuatu, Gaza, China, Australia, UK and New Zealand, providing practical recommendations for implementation in recovery projects. It can be used as a handbook by profesisonals and NGOs and as a core text on Disaster and Energy Management courses.
