The following resources are the top resources designed to assist local governments in navigating disaster recovery. They provide concise directions for actions to take to expedite and streamline the recovery process.

• Before Disaster Hits: Top Items a Local Government Needs in Place to Launch Effective Community Recovery and Launching Community Recovery When Disaster Strikes
• Excerpts from Earthquake Recovery: A Survival Manual for Local Government
• Oakland Long-Term Disaster Recovery Plan

This section provides practical, usable tools for cities to adopt ordinances and pieces of policy that can speed recovery. Pieces in this section include policy guidance, recommended actions with explicit instructions and model ordinances.

• Building code provisions regarding seismic upgrades triggered by repair projects Chapter 5: A Planner’s Tool Kit from Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction
• Issuing Building Permits from Earthquake Recovery: A Survival Manual for Local Government
• Post Disaster Redevelopment Planning: A Guide for Florida Communities

One of the largest questions surrounding recovery is how money will flow, both to fund recovery and to maintain a strong economy. These resources provide case studies from other disaster events on how they managed money flows and economic impacts during their own recovery.

• Restoring Regional Economies in the Wake of Disaster
• Disaster Recovery Community Development Block Grant Programs – Hurricane Katrina
• Cedar Rapids, Iowa Recovery and Reinvestment Coordinating Team Progress Report
• The Northridge Earthquake, USA and its Economic and Social Impacts
• Disaster Recovery: Past Experiences Offer Insights for Recovering from Hurricanes Ike and Gustav and Other Recent Natural Disasters
• One Year Later: The Fiscal Impact of 9/11 on New York City

This section provides fundamental theories and concepts of long-term recovery as distinct from disaster response, with unique players, skills and implications.

• National Disaster Recovery Framework
• Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative (Executive Summary)
• Envirenew Resilience Part 1 Report: Creating Resilient Communities

The following pieces provide additional context and case studies that support and expand upon the content above.

• The Resilient City: Defining What San Francisco Needs from its Seismic Mitigation Policies
• The Resilient City: The Dilemma of Existing Buildings
• The Resilient City: Building it Right the First Time
• The Resilient City: Lifelines
• The Resilient City: Safe Enough to Stay
• The Resilient City: The Culture of Preparedness
• The Resilient City: The Hub Concept
• The Resilient City: Rebuilding our Transportation Infrastructure
• Post-Earthquake Housing Recovery: San Antonio/Fruitvale Neighborhoods Design Charrette Recommendations
• Reconstruction of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina: A Research Perspective
• The Unified New Orleans Plan: Citywide Strategic Recovery and Rebuilding Plan
• Lessons in Community Recovery: Seven Years of Emergency Support Function #14 Long-Term Community Recovery from 2004 to 2011