Decription:

This publication contains the proceedings of an international workshop held in Wellington in March 1995. The purpose of the conference was to answer the questions faced by everyone in authority when cities begin to recover following a disaster: What happens next? What do I do now? Although the conference focused on Wellington, the issues discussed are relevant to anyone who will be involved in the reconstruction of a major city following a natural disaster, in New Zealand or overseas.

All government agencies or departments, local authorities, businesses and large organisations that face severe damage in a disaster need to plan their recovery. The conference outlined the basis for planning recovery by identifying the problems sure to be faced and by indicating possible solutions based on world and New Zealand experience. Twenty-four invited speakers from New Zealand and other countries, including USA, Japan, Australia, Switzerland and the Philippines, presented papers at the conference. The conference proceedings includes the papers, summaries of the seminar discussions and an overview of the conference highlights.