| Opportunities and challenges in risk resilient recovery. | |
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PMID: 16512061 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In the post-disaster context, following the initial shock of the disaster, returning lives and livelihoods to normality becomes a primary concern of the affected communities and nations. Traditionally, this has been known as recovery phase, where "normalcy" referred to the same situation as when the disaster occurred. Recovery is defined as "Decisions and actions taken after a disaster with a view to restoring or improving the pre-disaster living conditions of the stricken community, while encouraging and facilitating necessary adjustments to reduce disaster risk" (www.unisdr.org), This process of "Recovery" from the impact of disaster must be across various sectors, namely shelter, infrastructure, healthcare services, agriculture, economic and social rehabilitation. Recovery from disasters is increasingly being regarded as an opportunity to build to a higher standard of disaster resilience, preferably even integrating structural and non-structural mitigation measures for future disasters. |
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Authors:
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Aloysius Rego; Supriya Mehta |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: World hospitals and health services : the official journal of the International Hospital Federation Volume: 41 ISSN: 1029-0540 ISO Abbreviation: World Hosp Health Serv Publication Date: 2005 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-03-03 Completed Date: 2006-03-31 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9441450 Medline TA: World Hosp Health Serv Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 33-5 Citation Subset: H |
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Asian Disaster Prepareness Center (ADPC). |
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Delivery of Health Care* Disaster Planning / organization & administration* Disasters Risk Management* |
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