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    Urban planning for disaster recovery / edited by Alan March, Mria Kornakova.

    • Title:Urban planning for disaster recovery / edited by Alan March, Mria Kornakova.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:March, Alan, editor.
      Kornakova, Maria, editor.
    • Published/Created:Oxford, United Kingdom ; Cambridge, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier, [2017]
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:City planning.
      Emergency management.
    • Description:xv, 257 pages ; 24 cm
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:0128042761 paperback
      9780128042762 paperback
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Integration and Collective Action: Studies of Urban Planning and Recovery After Disasters / Jorge Leon
      Introduction
      Coping With Disasters
      Recovery as a "Phase"
      Planning for Recovery
      Urban Features and Risk Reduction
      Physical Aspects
      Social Aspects
      Economic Aspects
      Environmental Aspects
      Urban Planning
      Conclusions
      References
      ch. 2 Urban Planning and Recovery Governance / John Handmer
      Introduction
      Urban Planning: Recovery as Process
      Planning Using Evidence
      Governance and Recovery: Planning With and for Others
      Toward Good Disaster Recovery Governance
      Urban Planning and the Main Agencies in Recovery
      Urban Planning and Recovery: Potentials and Problematics
      Conclusions
      References
      Further Reading
      ch. 3 Equity in Recovery / Janet Stanley
      Introduction
      Disaster Events
      Equity
      Ability to Recover From a Disaster
      Nature of the Disaster
      Personal Resources
      Those With Existing Vulnerabilities
      Those Who Are at Risk of Becoming Vulnerable
      Societal Responses
      Broad Society
      Third Sector
      Community
      Government Planning
      Conclusions
      References
      ch. 4 When Systems Break Down: The Role of International Aid and Humanitarian Response in Disaster Recovery / Thomas Bamforth
      Introduction
      Humanitarian Reform and the Transformative Agenda
      Recurring Themes and Challenges in Coordinating Disaster Response
      Relationships With Government
      Engagement With Local Civil Society Organizations and the Private Sector
      Protection, Gender, and Disability Inclusion
      Housing, Land, and Property
      Cash and Shelter
      Accountability to Affected Populations
      Transition to Recovery
      Conclusion
      References
      ch. 5 Rebuilding or Repositioning: Lessons for Sandy, New Orleans, and Elsewhere / Edward J. Blakely
      Introduction
      Why Reposition Versus Rebuild
      Repair Versus Reposition
      Competing Recovery Visions
      Economic Repositioning in Recovery
      Repositioning Opportunities
      Lessons
      From Here to Where
      References
      ch. 6 Finance, Insurance, and Facilitation of Recovery: Should the Role and Responsibility Assigned to Government Be to Assert Control Over Long-Term Planning? / Sarah-Alice Miles
      Introduction
      Situational History
      Perceptions of Government
      Social Cohesion
      EQC
      Southern Response
      Private Insurance Industry
      Red Zone and Forced Migration
      Anchor Projects
      Deregulation in the Form of Relaxed Building Requirements (MBIE Guidelines)
      Conclusion
      References
      Further Reading
      ch. 7 From Recovery to Prevention: The Swiss Avalanche Program / Alan March
      Introduction
      Land Use Changes in Switzerland in the First Half of the 20th Century
      LAT and Land Use Changes
      Avalanche Zoning
      -Purpose and Technicalities
      Role of Stakeholders in Modern Avalanche Zoning Practices
      Conclusions
      References
      ch. 8 Reconstruction of Informality: Can Formal Reconstruction Re-create Informality? / Mojgan Taheri Tafti
      Introduction
      Informality and the Production of Urban Inequality
      Bhuj Earthquake and Reconstruction
      Bam Earthquake and Reconstruction
      Political and Spatial Practices of Informality in Reconstruction
      Reconstruction of the Landscapes of Informality in Inner Urban Areas
      Reconstruction of the Landscapes of Informality on Urban Periphery
      Informality and Struggles for Urban Space
      Driving Forces of the Displacement
      Assistance Distribution Programs
      Planning and Building Regulation
      Land Governance
      Challenging the Displacement Driven by Informality Through Informality
      Politics of Inclusion
      Informal Politics
      Scale Jumping
      Conclusion
      Acknowledgment
      References
      ch. 9 Reconstructing Vulnerability After the 2013 European Floods: Oil Damage and Recovery / Christine Wamsler
      Introduction
      2013 Floods in Europe
      Case of Deggendorf: Fischerdorf and Natternberg Areas
      Emergency Assistance
      Reconstruction
      Vulnerability
      Planning Strategies
      Conclusions
      References
      ch. 10 Opportunity for Improved Regulations After the 2009 Victorian Wildfires in Australia / Alan March
      Introduction
      Wildfires in Victoria, Australia
      Before the Event: The Wildfire Management Overlay
      2009 Fires
      Centralization and Widespread Application of the WMO
      BMO and Reallocation of Roles
      Challenges of Applying Science
      Between Risk and Political Reality
      Growth of Grassroots and a Backlash
      Conclusion
      References
      ch. 11 Toward Sustainable Disaster Recovery by Seeing It as "More Than a Roof Overhead" / Iftekhar Ahmed
      More Than a Roof Overhead
      Case Study 1 Reconstruction of a Tsunami-Affected Community, Seenigama, Sri Lanka
      Success Factors
      Case Study 2 Musicians' Village, New Orleans, USA
      Success Factors
      Key Lessons
      Conclusion
      References
      ch. 12 Resilient Housing Reconstruction in the Developing World / Iftekhar Ahmed
      Introduction
      Postdisaster Reconstruction: An Opportunity for Building Resilience
      Wider Linkages
      Livelihoods: A Vital Link
      Social Capital: The Missing Element
      Changing Context: Climate Change and Urbanization
      Challenges in Postdisaster Reconstruction
      Need to Identify Good Practice
      Case Study: Villa Rosa, Haiti
      Project Summary
      Agency Roles
      Housing Reconstruction Process
      Main Project Elements
      Key Achievements
      Key Challenges
      Beneficiary Narratives
      Lessons From Villa Rosa
      Conclusion
      References
      ch. 13 Ten Years of Great Love
      -The Evolution of Housing Reconstruction in Banda Aceh, Indonesia / Brendon Mcniven
      Introduction
      Reconstruction Processes and Outcomes
      Tzu Chi in Banda Aceh
      -Two Sites
      Construction Technologies at the Great Love Villages
      Research Design
      Comparing Village Maps
      -Great Love I
      -Panteriek
      Comparing Village Maps
      -Great Love II
      -Neuheun
      Comparative Scope of Change
      Case Study Examples
      -Great Love I Village
      -Panteriek
      Case Study 1 Low-Level Modifications
      Case Study 2 Mid-Level Modifications
      Case Study 3 High-Level Modifications
      Case Study Examples
      -Great Love II Village
      -Neuheun
      Case Study 4 Low-Level Modifications
      Case Study 5 Mid-Level Modifications
      Case Study 6 High-Level Modifications
      Discussion
      Location
      Tenure
      Materiality
      Duty of Care
      Conclusions
      Acknowledgments
      References
      ch. 14 Community-Driven Change / Kate Cotter
      Introduction
      Black Saturday Rebuilding and Recovery
      Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission
      My Story
      Big Hill
      Lobby Group
      Response From Government
      Media
      Minister Calls
      Legislation Changes
      BMO and Regulatory Failure
      Expert Advice
      Impact Analysis
      Priority of Life
      Impact on Landowners
      Impact on Communities
      Lessons and Reflections
      Formalizing Community Advocacy
      Empowering High-Risk Communities
      Postdisaster Policy Development
      Is the Challenge Over?
      References
      Further Reading
      ch. 15 Planning for Recovery: Ideas and Problematics / Maria Kornakova
      Introduction
      Recovery and Dynamic Settlements
      Elements of a Resilient Settlement: Physical, Human, and Environmental Systems
      Recovery Usually Focuses on Rebuilding, but Is Actually for People
      Equality and Harsh Realities
      Opportunities, Path Dependencies, and Change
      New and Existing Knowledge Versus Timely Rebuilding
      Temporary or Workaround Solutions May Be Long Lasting
      Site Specificity Versus Standardization and Homogeneity
      Ways Forward to Deal With Core Challenges to Plan for Disaster Recovery
      References.
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