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Disaster recovery is a complex and challenging process that involves all sectors of a community as well as outside interests. In many cases, it is not even clear if and when recovery has been achieved because of varying stakeholder goals for the community, for example with some wanting it returned to what is considered its pre-disaster status and others wanting it to undergo change to realize a vision in which advances are made in risk reduction and other areas. This workshop considered what has been learned about disaster recovery, which has been understudied in comparison to the emergency and other phases of disasters, from both scientific research and the experience of policy makers and practitioners. Historical and recent recovery actions following such events as the September 11th terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina were discussed, along with examples of both pre- and post-disaster recovery planning.

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National Research Council. 2008. Recovering from Disaster: A Summary of the October 17, 2007 Workshop of the Disasters Roundtable. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/12196.

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15 pages |  8.5 x 11 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/12196
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Front Matter i-iv
Session I: Perspectives from Research 1-2
Session II: Some Key Disaster Recovery Issues 3-4
Session III: Historical and Current Recovery Experience and Status 5-7
Session IV: Current Recovery Planning 8-9
Bibliography 10-11

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