Organising Post-Disaster Reconstruction Processes

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Why Do Communities Recover Differently after Socio-Natural Disasters? Pathways to Comprehensive Success of Recovery Projects Based on Bam’s (Iran) Neighborhoods’ Perspective

“…The Bam earthquake happened on a weekend at midnight and caused severe casualties, as people had limited time to escape [ 22 ]. The quake caused the destruction of 85% of the homes and city infrastructures as well as many commercial centers in the district [ 23 ]. The earthquake, with an epicenter depth of 10 km, resulted in minor damage in nearby villages; the most severely affected areas were located 15 km away from the epicenter [ 22 ].…”

“…However, both communities achieved successful recovery per the residents’ perspectives. Therefore, it is expected that, although formal training was lacking in the Ansari neighborhood, public engagement resulted in informal knowledge transmission, which improved the public’s knowledge about safe construction [ 23 ].…”