Disaster recovery case studies: documented events and practical lessons
REAL EVENTS, TRACEABLE SOURCES
These case briefs examine documented recovery projects using public records. NDR did not perform the work, inspect these sites or interview the participants. Each brief separates the source’s findings from NDR’s editorial analysis and gives readers questions to apply to their own planning.
Bannack: a flood and a long preservation tail
Montana’s park records connect a 2013 flash flood with preservation work documented years later. The lesson concerns tracking separate recovery milestones.
Rockaway: repairing damage and improving resilience
New York City describes repairs, replacements and resilience work following Hurricane Sandy. The lesson concerns defining the purpose of each part of a recovery scope.
What these cases can establish
They illustrate events and work described by the responsible public agencies. They do not prove that a method suits a different property, establish a contractor’s present qualifications or predict a price or recovery time.
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