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DISASTERS AND LONG‐TERM RECOVERY POLICY: A FOCUS ON HOUSING AND FAMILIES
Author(s) -
Bolin Robert
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1985.tb00319.x
Subject(s) - term (time) , disaster recovery , dimension (graph theory) , social policy , mental health , economic growth , business , political science , psychology , economics , psychiatry , law , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics
Long‐term recovery is a policy issue which is receiving increased attention in the disaster research literature. Here the problems of housing snd family recovery are considered. While present programs exist to address housing and family recovery, the prevailing emphasis upon rapid return to the status quoante tends to obscure the problems of victim mental health, equitable d is tribution of recovery funds, and social‐psychological dimension of housing placement.