After the hurricane
Subtitle: linking recovery to sustainable development in the Caribbean
By: Philip R. Berke and Timothy Beatley.
Contributors: Beatley, Timothy, 1957-
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780801856242
Subjects: Hurricanes -- Caribbean Area.; Disaster relief -- Caribbean Area.; Sustainable development -- Caribbean Area.; Caribbean Area -- Social conditions.; Caribbean Area -- Economic conditions.
Description: In After the Hurricane, Philip R. Berke and Timothy Beatley present state-of-the-art research on recovery programs that work - programs that provide immediate aid to victims and also lay the basis for sustainable development and growth.

Drawing on three years of extensive field research on Jamaica, Antigua, Montserrat, and St. Kitts and Nevis, Berke and Beatley offer detailed analysis of the effects of two recent major hurricanes - Gilbert in 1988 and Hugo in 1989. While focusing on postdisaster recovery, the authors also explore the opportunities offered by the recovery period for strengthening local institutions to provide for long-term social, economic, and physical development.

They show how economic aid can be channeled beyond immediate needs to help provide long-term development initiatives. And they suggest ways of rethinking traditional approaches to aid and recovery programs in ways that offer a solid foundation for future growth.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-203) and index.