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Short-Term Solutions to a Long-Term Challenge: Rethinking Disaster Recovery Planning to Reduce Vulnerabilities and Inequities.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
|---|---|
| Author | Finucane, Melissa L. Acosta, Joie Wicker, Amanda Whipkey, Katie |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Abstract | In the immediate aftermath of disaster, governments usually act quickly to reduce risk and to recover their communities' socio-economic functioning. Policy makers in these situations need-but may not have the capacity or time for-substantial analysis and public debate about how to balance short- and long-term societal needs. Inadequate attention to this challenge may result in a deepening of the inequities that increase vulnerability to disaster impacts. We review case examples to illustrate how post-disaster policies may influence the nature, pace, and inclusiveness of community recovery. We then apply a vulnerability/inequity framework to conceptualize how to enhance disaster recovery and avoid perpetuating inequities when weighing the diverse needs of communities across long time horizons. |
| ISSN | 16617827 |
| Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] |
| Volume Number | 17 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17020482 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC7013733 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| PubMed reference number | 31940859 |
| e-ISSN | 16604601 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) |
| Publisher Date | 2020-01-11 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | disaster recovery post-disaster policies social vulnerability inequity decision making |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Pollution Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |