Disaster & Recovery

Rebuilding lives and places after disaster.

Chile and the Goldilocks Principle

Chile managed a successful balanced recovery after the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Japan After the Tsunami

Field trip to Japan to study disaster recovery after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, plus a trip to...

Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek and Tien Shan

A scenario planning game in Bishkek with emergency personnel from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Walk in Ala Archa National Park...

New Zealand: Long White Cloud

We surveyed Christchurch’s earthquake recovery, then trekked the Bealey Spur and Abel Tasman Trail before sailing to Wellington across...

Pakistan: Kaghan Valley

This is an account of a trip with Emily So of Cambridge University in 2006 to the areas affected...

Thailand: Andaman Sea

In 2009, I visited Thailand with a team from Cambridge University to monitor tsunami recovery. We pioneered new methods...

Turkey: East Meets West

Disaster recovery in the city of Van after the 2011 earthquake and road trip along Armenian border to Kars

Vietnam: Socialist Republic

A World Bank expedition to Vietnam to assess housing recovery after Typhoon Damrey, admiring the country’s resilience, development and...