Safer Homes, Stronger Communities: A Handbook for Reconstructing after Natural Disasters
- ISBN-10
- 0821382683
- ISBN-13
- 9780821382684
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 404
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-01-15
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Author
- Abhas K. Jha
Description
This handbook is designed to guide public sector managers and development practitioners through the process of large-scale housing reconstruction after major disasters, based on the experiences of recent reconstruction programs in Aceh (Indonesia), Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Gujarat (India) and Bam (Iran).
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