Mitigation and recovery exercise for earthquake.

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Spiral bound

Includes bibliography and slide index

Introduction -- Facilitators's instructions -- Exercise tasks. Introduction to tasks. Task A. Damage scenario -- B. Emergency shelter -- C. Closure and relocation -- D. Damage assessment -- E. Geological evaluation -- F. Demolition --G. Temporary business sites -- H. Temporary housing -- I. Permit processing -- J. Reconstruction planning -- K. Timing and recap -- L. Reducing risks

This is a manual for a training exercise to help local governments prepare for long-term recovery and rebuilding after earthquakes. It is designed to stimulate local government staff members to think realistically about their responsibilities in the aftermath of a damaging earthquake. As staff members understand the complexities of recovery, they will take actions to reduce the impacts of earthquakes on their communites and ease the burdens of recovery and rebuilding. The material in this manual draws from the experiences of communities that have recovered from earthquakes, including: Anchorage Alaska, Mexico City; Santa Rosa; San Fernando; Coalinga; Whittier; Ferndale; and the cities damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake