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Infrastructure Rehabilitation

Social infrastructure and public utilities are critical for quick and effective disaster response and recovery. Japan's rigorous seismic reinforcement of infrastructure has greatly reduced the effort required to restore essential facilities....

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Main Authors:	Sagara, Junko, Ishiwatari, Mikio
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS ROADS ADEQUATE SANITATION AFTERSHOCKS AIRCRAFT AIRPORT AIRPORTS ARTERY BULLET TRAIN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIES DAMAGE ASSESSMENT DAMAGES DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER RELIEF DISASTER RESPONSE DISASTERS EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKES EMERGENCY OPERATIONS EMERGENCY RELIEF EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMERGENCY SUPPORT EMERGENCY TEAMS EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION EVACUATION EXPRESSWAYS FATALITIES FLOODED FUEL HIGHWAY HIGHWAY RECONSTRUCTION HIGHWAYS HOUSEHOLDS INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM NATIONAL HIGHWAYS NEGOTIATIONS PEAK-TIME PORT INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE COMPANIES PUBLIC UTILITIES RAILROAD RAILWAY RAILWAYS RELIEF RELIEF ACTIVITIES RELIEF SUPPLIES RESCUE ROAD ROAD NETWORK ROADS ROUTE ROUTES RUNWAY SAFETY SANITATION SEWERAGE SYSTEM SEWERAGE SYSTEMS TAX TOWNS TRAFFIC TRANSPORT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS TRUCKS TSUNAMI TSUNAMIS WASTEWATER TREATMENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY SERVICES WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WATER UTILITIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18273243/infrastructure-rehabilitation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16141

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Summary:	Social infrastructure and public utilities are critical for quick and effective disaster response and recovery. Japan's rigorous seismic reinforcement of infrastructure has greatly reduced the effort required to restore essential facilities. Identification of priority infrastructure, legislation of financial arrangements for rehabilitation, and establishment of pre-disaster plans alongside the private sector have enabled prompt emergency response operations and facilitated a quick rehabilitation. This report gives findings; lessons; and recommendations for developing countries.