Reconstruction in the context of recovery: thoughts on the Alaskan earthquake.

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TextSeries: Preliminary paper (University of Delaware. Disaster Research Center) ; no. 141Publication details: [Newark, Del.?]: The Center, 1989Description: 12 leavesSubject(s):

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P 363.349509798 REC

Subject: This paper looks at the 1964 Alaskan earthquake (also known as the Good Friday earthquake or the Great Alaskan earthquake). It focusses on Anchorage, the largest city which was affected by the event. The focus on Anchorage is used as a case study to understand the nature and outcome of the "reconstruction" process, and to serve as a basis for more general comments about the nature of earthquake reconstruction processes in urban communities

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At foot of title: This is a written version of a paper prepared for presentation at the NCEER Conference at the National Earthquake Engineering Research Center, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, September 14, 1989

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This paper looks at the 1964 Alaskan earthquake (also known as the Good Friday earthquake or the Great Alaskan earthquake). It focusses on Anchorage, the largest city which was affected by the event. The focus on Anchorage is used as a case study to understand the nature and outcome of the "reconstruction" process, and to serve as a basis for more general comments about the nature of earthquake reconstruction processes in urban communities

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