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- Title
- Community Recovery from a Major Natural Disaster. Program on Environment and Behavior.
- File
- PB2000101624.pdf
- Author(s)
- Rubin, C. B.; Saperstein, M. D.; Barbee, D. G.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1985, 298 p.
- Abstract
- ;Table of Contents: Recovery (Review and Introduction; Conceptualizing the Local Recovery Process; How the Recovery Actually Happens; Contributions to Effective Recovery; Future Research); Case Studies (Corpus Christi, Texas; Scituate, Massachusetts; Hull, Massachusetts; Grundy, Virginia; Pike County, Kentucky; Phoenix, Arizona; Marin County, California; Santa Cruz County, California; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Cardington, Ohio; Paris, Texas; Estes Park, Colorado; Salt Lake City, Utah; Coalinga, California); and Appendices (Field Interview Guide and Satisfaction Questionnaire).
- Keywords
- Dam failure; Case studies; Hurricanes; Community planning; Storms; Earthquakes; Emergency preparedness; Emergency planning; Surveys; Intergovernmental relationships; Recovery; Mudflows; Snowmelt; Blizzards; Disasters; Floods; NFIP (National Flood Insurance Program); Local government; Runoff; Communities; Landslides; Tornadoes