Socio-Natural Disaster Recovery Projects

Free Download Socio-Natural Disaster Recovery Projects: Lessons from Recovery After Wenchuan and Bam Earthquakes
English | 2025 | ISBN: 9819501121 | 210 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 48 MB
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of socio-natural disaster recovery projects, using the Bam and Wenchuan earthquakes as case studies to evaluate their success and failure. With escalating losses from socio-natural disasters and a high failure rate among recovery projects, it addresses the urgent need for effective management guidelines by leveraging past experiences. Tackling the discrepancy between reported project success and public perception, the book emphasizes the importance of stakeholder perspectives and assessment timing. It sets out to solve the problem of ineffective disaster recovery management by proposing a robust framework and practical guidelines for successful recovery projects, aiming to prioritize project goals and refine evaluation criteria, leading to more desirable outcomes and enhanced community resilience. The main topics covered include: