ABSTRACT
Describe the types of challenges likely to be faced during the disaster • recovery process Describe the ways in which emergencies differ from disasters and • why those definitions are relevant for a recovery context Explain why terminology matters in defining recovery • Distinguish between a variety of terms typically used to mean recov-• ery, including restoration, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and more Explain why recovery is best viewed as a process • Distinguish between short-term and long-term recovery and iden-• tify activities common to both Understand the phase of recovery in the life cycle of comprehensive • emergency management Identify linkages between recovery and the other phases of compre-• hensive emergency management, namely mitigation, preparedness, and response .
