Long Term Recovery is a time consuming and complicated
process
Long Term Recovery Management became an important
new issue for disaster researchers and practitioners
There are at least three goals of recovery to be achieved:
Physical recovery, Economic recovery, and Life recovery
Activities for achieving these three goals should be
coordinated
Economic recovery should be the prime target,
Use physical recovery as the tool to achieve it, and
Life recovery as a consequence
Pre-planning of recovery strategy really helps prevent and
reduce potential damages and coordination cost
Recovery planning should be holistic in nature, and
participatory in action
Don’t rush, take time for recovery