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Front Matter (Title Page, Acknowledgements, Authors, Notes, Table of Contents)  
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PART 1  Reconstruction Tasks and How to Undertake Them
Section 1  Assessing Impact and Defining Reconstruction Policy
Chapter 1    Early Recovery: The Context for Housing and Community Reconstruction Open PDF (2.98 MB)
Chapter 2    Assessing Damage and Setting Reconstruction Policy
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Chapter 3    Communication in Post-Disaster Reconstruction Open PDF (2.41 MB)
Chapter 4    Who Gets a House? The Social Dimension of Housing Reconstruction Open PDF (2.41 MB)
Chapter 5    To Relocate or Not to Relocate Open PDF (3.45 MB)
Chapter 6    Reconstruction Approaches Open PDF (2.87 MB)
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Section 2  Planning Reconstruction
Chapter 7    Land Use and Physical Planning Open PDF (3.69 MB)
Chapter 8    Infrastructure and Services Delivery Open PDF (3.07 MB)
Chapter 9    Environmental Planning Open PDF (2.67) MB)
Chapter 10  Housing Design and Construction Technology Open PDF (2.31 MB)
Chapter 11  Cultural Heritage Conservation Open PDF (2.53 MB)
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Section 3  Project Implementation
Chapter 12  Community Organizing and Participation Open PDF (2.41 MB)
Chapter 13  Institutional Options for Reconstruction Management Open PDF (2.4 MB)
Chapter 14  International, National, and Local Partnerships in Reconstruction
Chapter 15  Mobilizing Financial Resources and Other Reconstruction Assistance
Chapter 16  Training Requirements in Reconstruction
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PART 2  Monitoring and Information Management
Chapter 17  Information and Communications Technology in Reconstruction
Chapter 18  Monitoring and Evaluation
Chapter 19  Mitigating the Risk of Corruption
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PART 3  Information on World Bank Projects and Policies
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PART 4  Technical References
Disaster Types and Impacts
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Disaster Risk Management in Reconstruction
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Matrix of Disaster Project Features
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Glossary
Index
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