Arendt, Lucy A. creator author. Alesch, Daniel J. author. text bibliography Electronic books. flu 2015 2015 monographic eng 1 online resource : text file, PDF Today, governmental efforts at long-term community recovery from a natural disaster consist primarily of rebuilding the physical artifact of the community. This entails reestablishing vital community services and infrastructure and creating housing to replace that which has been lost. While restoring the built environment of a disaster area is essential, alone it is not sufficient to achieve complete recovery. Long-Term Community Recovery from Natural Disasters presents what the authors have learned over two decades from more than two dozen community disasters in and outside the United States. Chapter 1. The problem -- chapter 2. From extreme natural hazard event to community disaster -- chapter 3. Communities as complex, open, and self-organizing social systems -- chapter 4. Postdisruption : real problems for real people in real places -- chapter 5. Impacts on local government -- chapter 6. Community disaster recovery : definition, processes, and obstacles -- chapter 7. Facilitating recovery -- chapter 8. A recovery starting point -- chapter 10. What to do before the next disaster. Lucy A. Arendt and Daniel J. Alesch. Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-278) and index. Disaster relief Disasters Social aspects Community development Community life BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Infrastructure SOCIAL SCIENCE General Community development Community life Disaster relief Disasters Social aspects HV553 .A74 2015 363.348 A681 9781466593039 1466593032 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=929568 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=929568 CRCPR 141121 20210825161913.0 ocn897560432 eng