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Topic 4

Topic 4: Recovery principles and concepts

Holistic approach to recovery

Photo: Tsunami warning sign

Source: www.fs.fed.us accessed September 2010

In Reading 4.1 Sarah Norman, from New Zealand’s Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, provides a useful introduction to recovery principles and concepts through outlining a holistic framework for recovery. In Readings 4.2 and 4.3 you will read the documents she is referring to.

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Reading 4.1

Norman, S. (2006). New Zealand’s holistic framework for disaster recovery. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 21(4), 16-20.

The following documents are produced by the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management in New Zealand titled Focus on Recovery. It has a useful sister publication Recovery Management Directors Guidelines.

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Reading 4.2: Focus on Recovery

Ministry for Civil Defence and Emergency Management (2005). Focus on Recovery: A holistic framework for recovery in New Zealand. Retrieved September 3, 2010, from http://www.civildefence.govt.nz/memwebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/For-the-CDEM-Sector-Publications-Index?OpenDocument#f

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Reading 4.3: Recovery Management Directors Guidelines

Ministry for Civil Defence and Emergency Management (2005). Recovery Management Directors Guidelines. Retrieved September 3, 2010, from http://www.civildefence.govt.nz/memwebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/For-the-CDEM-Sector-Publications-Index?OpenDocument#r

Photo: Incoming tsunami surge, Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand

Incoming tsunami surge, Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand

Source: www.civildefence.govt.nz/memwebsite.nsf/wpg_url/for-the-cdem-sector-photo-library-tsunami?opendocument accessed September 2010

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Activity 4.1

If someone walked into the room now, saw what you were reading, and asked “Just out of interest, what does recovery mean to you?” What could you say now that you could not say before completing this Topic properly?

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