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...







