Planning for Community Resilience : next generation. / txt
James C. Schwab, editor.
- 197 p. ill. ; 26 cm. book
Contents: Foreword 4 -- Executive summary 6 -- Chapter 1: The Vision of a Resilient Community 16 -- James C Schwab -- Vision of A Resilient Community: Where Next? 20 -- In This PAS Report 22 -- Chapter 2: Anticipating Disruption 24 -- J Barry Hokanson And James C Schwab -- State Roles in Recovery Planning 26 -- Resilient Management 27 -- The Planner’s Role 33 -- Plans for Recovery After Disaster 35 -- Conclusion 40 -- Chapter 3: Disaster Recovery Planning: Expectations Versus Reality 42 -- Kenneth C Topping and James C Schwab -- Components of Disaster Managements 43 -- How Pre Event Planning Can Matter: Some Case Examples 45 -- The New Dynamics of Organizational Relationships 47 -- Where Anticipation and Reality Part Company 50 -- Understanding the Scale and Spectrum of Damages 51 -- Institutional Learning After Disaster 55 -- Conclusion 59 -- Chapter 4: The Federal Framework for Disaster Recovery 60 -- Kenneth C Topping and James C Schwab -- Major Federal Legislation Defining Disaster Policy 61 -- Federal Disaster Administrative Directives 65 -- Evolution of Federal Administrative Policy 66 -- Caveat for Planners 71 -- Conclusion 71 -- Chapter 5: Long Term Recovery Planning: Goals and Policies 72 -- Allison Boyd -- Policy Areas of Long Term Recovery Planning 74 -- Land Use and Reconstruction Standards 76 -- Infrastructure and Transportation Restoration 80 -- Housing Recovery 82 -- Economic Redevelopment 84 -- Environmental Restoration 87 -- Health and Social Recovery 88 -- Conclusion 90 --
In 1998, the American Planning Association published the first guidebook for local planners confronting all types of natural disasters: flood, earthquake, tornado, wildfire, and hurricane. Now APA has issued a report with the latest policies and procedures. The updated manual offers a no-nonsense explanation of the benefits -- and limitations -- of planning for unpredictable events. Case studies from big cities and smaller towns show what it takes to come back stronger from a natural disaster --
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Emergency management--Planning--United States Disaster relief--Planning--United States Natural disasters--Government policy--Planning--United States