Books by Gavin Smith

  • Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery
    Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery Gavin Smith

    Jazz on the river

    Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery

    A Review of the United States Disaster Assistance Framework

    Gavin Smith

    The failure to plan for disaster recovery results in a process of rebuilding that often presages the next disaster. It also limits the collective maximization of governmental, nonprofit, and private ...

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About the Author

Gavin Smith is the Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Natural Hazards and Disasters (UNC Hazards Center) and the Department of Homeland Security's Center of Excellence—Disasters, Coastal Infrastructure and Emergency Management (DIEM). He is also a Research Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and teaches courses in Disaster Recovery, Hazard Mitigation and Special Topics.