Journal of the American Planning Association | 2019
Martens: Transport Justice: Designing Fair Transportation Systems
Abstract
displaced must be customized. Equally important is that issues of equity and resource distribution must have an eye toward rural and underresourced communities and cannot be pursued as an afterthought. The decision to organize the book by country results in lengthy in-depth chapters, some spanning more than 60 pages. The main chapters on each country are well-written and self-contained minibooks in themselves. The recommendations in the concluding chapter are insightful, although less sophisticated and reflective than other chapters. Readers might want more discussion on the broader applicability and relevance beyond what was learned about community recovery in the six featured countries. Overall, After Great Disasters is an excellent resource and reference for multiple audiences. However, to bemost useful it should be read not after any great disaster, but before disaster strikes.