Introduction. Conceptual, Theoretical, and Practical Approaches to Disaster Recovery. Disaster Recovery Planning. Debris Management. Environmental Recovery. Historic and Cultural Resources. Housing. Business Recovery. Infrastructure and Lifelines. Social Psychological Recovery. Public Sector Recovery. Donations. Community Resources. Volunteers and Voluntary Organizations. Glossary. Appendix: Financing Recovery.
Brenda D. Phillips, PhD, is associate dean and professor of sociology at Ohio University in Chillicothe (OU-C). She is the author of multiple books on emergency management and is co-editor of Social Vulnerability to Disasters and Women and Disasters: From Theory to Practice. She received the Blanchard Award for excellence in emergency management education and the Myers Award for work on the effects of disasters on women. She was also inducted into the International Women’s Hall of Fame for Emergency Management and Homeland Security in 2013. Her research has been published in several journals and she has been invited to teach, consult, or lecture in New Zealand, Australia, Germany, India, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada, and China. She recently led efforts to reopen the OU-C Emergency Response Training Center for widespread and affordable local use by emergency responders.
This book is one of the most comprehensive texts on disaster and
recovery available. This complete review and analysis of the
elements of recovery is accessible, innovative, and
thought-provoking.
—Pamela Jenkins, Professor Emerita, University of New OrleansThe
second edition of Disaster Recovery lives up to my expectations
with a mixture of theory and applications backed up with updated
relevant case studies along with expanded concepts and sections.
Phillip’s background as a researcher and teacher is evident on a
complicated topic with a well written, thorough and comprehensive
book.
—Robert M. Schwartz, Ph.D., Professor of Emergency Management and
Homeland Security, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland
Security Policy Research, The University of Akron, Ohio, USA
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