Ecosystem considerations for postdisaster recovery: Lessons from China, Pakistan, and Elsewhere for recovery planning in Haiti

Ecology and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Mainka, Susan A ^a   McNeely, Jeffrey ^a  

^a IUCN Vietnam Office   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Disaster recovery; Ecosystems and livelihoods; Haiti

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EARTHQUAKE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; HURRICANE; RECOVERY PLAN;

CHINA; HAITI; PAKISTAN;

EID: 79954463080     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-03858-160113     Document Type: Article

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