How will we Manage Recovery from a Catastrophic Disaster? Organization Structure for Recovery Management in the World

The role of recovery organization management is important, and organizations in various forms have been established internationally to aid recovery from large-scale disasters. This paper clarifies three types of recovery organizations by analyzing them in various countries based on disaster organiza...

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Published in:Journal of disaster research 2016-10, Vol.11 (5), p.889-896
Main Authors: Maki, Norio, Johnson, Laurie A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The role of recovery organization management is important, and organizations in various forms have been established internationally to aid recovery from large-scale disasters. This paper clarifies three types of recovery organizations by analyzing them in various countries based on disaster organization theory. Furthermore, it analyzes recovery organizations that operated after the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and the Great East Japan Earthquake in Japan. It then examines the operations of recovery organizations during large-scale earthquakes that may lead to a national crisis by comparing recovery organizations internationally. Finally, this paper clarifies the necessity of “emergent” organizations.
ISSN:1881-2473
1883-8030
DOI:10.20965/jdr.2016.p0889