ABSTRACT
Housing-related issues are among the most complex, intertwined, and impactful aspects of disaster recovery (Bates and Peacock 1987; Bolin 1986; Bolin and Stanford 1991; Quarantelli 1982; Welsh and Esnard 2009). While early research suggests that the larger process of recovery follows an orderly sequencing of activities (Haas et al. 1977), this chapter recognizes that housing recovery is fraught with uncertainty and conflict and differential outcomes are based on a number of preand post-disaster conditions (Peacock and Ragsdale 2000; Smith 2011). Pre-disaster conditions include the type (e.g., permanent, rental, and public housing) and condition (e.g., quality of construction, maintenance, adherence to codes and standards) of housing (Bolin 1994; Comerio 1998; Comerio et al. 1994); its location relative to hazards (Bolin and Stanford 1988); the financial standing of residents (Berke et al. 1993; Bolin and Stanford 1988; Rubin 1985); local government experience dealing with past disaster recovery housing issues (Anderson and Woodrow 1989; Phillips 1993); as well as numerous demographic factors (e.g., race, gender, and education)
18.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 277 18.2 Disaster Recovery Plans and Housing Policies ............................................ 278
18.2.1 Pre-Event Housing Inventory and Assessment ................................. 279 18.2.2 Post-Event Damage Assessments ..................................................... 279 18.2.3 Emergency and Temporary Housing Policies ................................... 281 18.2.4 Long-Term and Permanent Housing Policies ................................... 282
18.3 Concluding Thoughts and Recommendations ..............................................288 References ..............................................................................................................290
