Recovery, change and development: a longitudinal study of the 1976 Guatemalan earthquake.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1982Description: 2v. (various pagings), illReport number: PB83 147470Subject: Results are presented of a study of the reconstruction process that followed the earthquake in Guatemala on 4 February 1976. The objectives of the study were to examine the hypothesis that major disasters foster rapid social change and to analyze the effects of reconstruction programs on the recovery of households and communities. Volume 1 focuses on food shortages and distribution by experimental and control groups in the cities affected by the earthquake. Volume 2 addresses housing and general economic changes as well as cultural differences in recovery
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Final Report
Results are presented of a study of the reconstruction process that followed the earthquake in Guatemala on 4 February 1976. The objectives of the study were to examine the hypothesis that major disasters foster rapid social change and to analyze the effects of reconstruction programs on the recovery of households and communities. Volume 1 focuses on food shortages and distribution by experimental and control groups in the cities affected by the earthquake. Volume 2 addresses housing and general economic changes as well as cultural differences in recovery
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