an in-depth analysis of how six countries managed community recovery Johnson, Laurie A. creator Olshansky, Robert B. text bibliography mau 2017 monographic eng

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380 p. ill. ; map ; plans ; 24 cm. "Considers community recovery and reconstruction following major natural disasters in six countries (China, New Zealand, India, Indonesia, Japan, United States). Identifies ways communities and governments can better organize for recovery after future disasters. Chapters discuss improving construction and design standards, renewing infrastructure, creating new land use arrangements, reinventing economies, and improving the resilience of cities and regions"-- Contents: 1 Introduction: evolving approaches to managing recovery from large scale disasters 1 -- 2 China : top-down, fast paced reconstruction 17 -- 3 New Zealand : centralizing governance and transforming cityscapes 55 -- 4 Japan : national land use regulations drive recovery 107 -- 5 India : state-managed recovery with NGO involvement 170 -- 6 Indonesia : centrally managed, community driven approaches to reconstruction 209 -- 7 United States : an evolving national level recovery policy 253 -- 8 Conclusions and recommendations 313 -- References 333 -- Index 361 -- About the authors 381 -- About Lincoln Institute of land policy 383 -- Laurie A. Johnson and Robert B. Olshansky. Includes bibliographical references and index. Crisis management Case studies Natural disasters Case studies Human settlements Case studies Land use Planning Case studies Economic development Case studies Human settlements Case studies HD49 J654 2017 363.34/8 Johnson, Laurie A., author. Cambridge, MA : Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, [2017] (DLC) 2017017943 9781558443310 1558443312 pucpr 170411 20241212123946.0 eng