Disaster

Fellow Sheela Patel
Founder and Director, Society for Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)
Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 3
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Scholar Catherine Brinkley
Associate Professor, Department of Human Ecology, Community and Regional Development, University of California-Davis
Climate Change & Resilience
Article December 1, 2013 Mapping Disaster Vulnerability and Resilience: A Rebuild by Design Progress Report Climate Change & Resilience
Article November 1, 2012 Learning from Hurricane Sandy A mere six years ago, when a major metropolitan area was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, the nation witnessed and was embarrassed by the pictures of dysfunction that ensued. Climate Change & Resilience
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Book March 7, 2012 The Disaster Experts: Mastering Risk in Modern America In the wake of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, many are asking what, if anything, can be done to prevent large-scale disasters. Scott Gabriel Knowles Urban Development
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Book February 4, 2011 My Storm: Managing the Recovery of New Orleans in the Wake of Katrina Edward J. Blakely has been called upon to help rebuild after some of the worst disasters in recent American history. Edward J. Blakeley Rapid Urbanization

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