Citation

Finucane ML, Acosta J, Wicker A, Whipkey K. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020; 17(2): e482.

Affiliation

CARE Nederland, Parkstraat 19, 2514 JD Den Haag, The Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)

DOI

10.3390/ijerph17020482

PMID

31940859

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.

Language: en

Keywords

decision making; disaster recovery; inequity; post-disaster policies; social vulnerability