... that overstates the power of social capital and community resiliency in disaster mitigation. It describes the unevenness of recovery efforts in New York City. It connects the stigmatizing institutional framing of disaster preparedness and post-disaster relief, characterized by its focus on personal responsibility...

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... organizations in the development of disaster management plans, as well as to promote disaster-focused time banking. At the national level, this chapter argues that national disaster policy should emphasize investment in disaster mitigation. The authors offer several takeaways from our experiences and propose...