Rebuilding for Resilience: A Barrier Island Case: The Bolivar Peninsula, U.S.A. by Chamila SubasingheEnglish | PDF | 2021 | 139 Pages | ISBN : 3030655318 | 7.8 MB
Recurring extreme events of nature challenge disaster-prone settlements in complex ways. Devastating property damages are one of the tests of survival for such settlements in both economic and social terms. It also provides unique opportunities to rethink the environment cleared by massive natural disasters. However, rebuilding for long-term resiliency is one of the least investigated areas, particularly when employing tacit knowledge in the sustainable recovery process.