Laurie Johnson PhD FAICP
Consulting | Research
La Conchita Landslide Risk Assessment and Mitigation Study, Ventura County, CA, 2007 - 2009
Liquefaction and structural damage, fish processing facilities, Port San Vicente, Talcahuano, Chile, March 16, 2010
Keynote speaker, NIST Community Resilience Workshop, Del Mar, CA, February 18, 2015
La Conchita Landslide Risk Assessment and Mitigation Study, Ventura County, CA, 2007 - 2009
On Solid Ground
How good land use planning can prepare the Bay Area for a strong disaster recovery
This report was developed as part of the SPUR Resilient City series and focuses on helping San Francisco Bay Area communities prepare for disaster recovery following a major earthquake. However, many of the insights and recommendations on developing a disaster recovery vision, implementing and financing recovery, and collecting and managing the data to inform recovery decision-making can be helpful to all communities, especially in California, facing the challenges of disaster recovery and rebuilding. Laurie Johnson chaired the SPUR Land Use Planning and Rebuilding Task Force, which authored the report.
After Great Disasters
An In-Depth Analysis of How Six Countries Managed Community Recovery
This book authored by Laurie A. Johnson and Robert B. Olshansky, and its companion Policy Focus Report, chronicles the processes and outcomes of community recovery and reconstruction following major disasters in six countries: China, New Zealand, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the United States. Post-disaster reconstruction offers opportunities to improve construction, renew infrastructure, create new land use arrangements, reinvent economies, and improve governance. If done well, reconstruction can help break the cycle of disaster-related impacts and losses, and improve the resilience of a city or region.
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