Natural disasters-including hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and floods-caused more than 220,000 deaths worldwide in the first half of 2010 and wrea

Community resilience, or the sustained ability of a community to withstand and recover from adversity has become a key policy issue at federal, state, and local

No person or place is immune from disasters or disaster-related losses. Infectious disease outbreaks, acts of terrorism, social unrest, or financial disasters i

Told through the voices of local community leaders, this book analyzes how communities respond to natural disasters and how outsiders contribute positively - or

The factor that makes some communities rebound quickly from disasters while others fall apart: “A fascinating book on an important topic.”—E.L. Hirsch, in