Case Studies and Lessons Learned

Don Kettle. (2005) TheWorse is yet to Come; Lessons from 9/11 and HurricaneKatrina. Century Foundation.
http://www.tcf.org/print.asp?type=RR&pubid=872

Rubin et al (1985) Community Recovery From Natural Disasters. Monograph from NHRAIC, No. 41. Contains 14 case studies of recovery and a conceptual framework re essential characteristics of efficient recovery. Hard copy only; reprints are available from the Hazards Center at the Univ. of Colorado/Boulder. [http://www.colorado.edu/hazards] Derivative reports were published in Spectra and Mass Emergencies.

Rubin, Claire B. (1991) Chapter 9: Recovery from Disaster in Emergency Management: Principles and Practice for Local Government. Washington, D.C.: International City/County Management Association (ICMA) [Available only in hard copy.]

Phillips, Brenda D. and David M. Neal. Chapter 11: Recovery in Emergency Management: Principles and Practice for Local Government, Washington, D.C.: ICMA. Second Edition. [Available only in hard copy.]

National Research Council (2004) Practical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake Geotechnical Board, National Research Council. 288 pages.
http://books.nap.edu/catalog/2269.html

Recovery in Small and Rural Communities . See special issue of Sociology Journal. From Auburn Univ.
http://www.ag.auburn.edu/auxiliary/srsa/

Congressional Research Service. Rebuilding Housing After Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned and Unresolved Issues. Dec. 19, 2006. RL33761 [Obtain via www.opencrs.com.]

Social Science Research Council ( Dec. 2007). Hurricane Katrina Research Bibliography, by K. Erikson and L. Peek. http://lamar.colostate.edu/%7Eloripeek/KatrinaBibliography.pdf

National Research Council (2006) Facing Hazards and Disasters: Understanding Human Dimensions. Chapter 4 (pp146-179) provides an excellent summary of the last several decades of social science research on recovery from disasters and also makes some insightful recommendations about future research topics. http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11671

Mississippi. Post-Katrina Renewal Forum.
http://www.mississippirenewal.com/

Public Administration Review (2007).Special Supplementary Issue on Administrative Failure in the Wake of Katrina, sponsored by LA State University. Supplement to Vol. 67. Dec. 2007. American Society of Public Administration. (www.aspanet.org).