With a mega-disaster such as the recent Japan earthquake and tsunami, recovery occurs on many levels, much of it dependent on the culture and community of the inhabitants, according to an author and researcher.
All else being equal, strong communities are likely to suffer fewer adverse consequences than weak communities, says Daniel J. Alesch, co-author of “Managing for Long-Term Community Recovery in the Aftermath of Disaster.”
Preparing for disasters means “spending money up to the level that you can, much like an insurance policy,” he says. “You do that and it doesn't take much money to protect yourself against modest events—the ones that happen 20 times a year in any particular place.”
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