The Resilient City. How Modern Cities Recover from Disaster by Vale, Lawrence J. and Thomas J. Campanella

The Resilient City was published over ten years ago. It established a term, coined a phrase and set many cities into action. A great read.

The Resilient City provides a tour of disasters that destroyed cities around the world from Washington D.C. in 1814 to Warsaw, Hiroshima and Berlin in World War II to the many disasters in Japan. In addition, the authors present the rarely discussed events of the late 20th century earthquakes in Tangshan, China and Mexico City, and more. The stories and experiences are broadly drawn and deeply discussed. This is a great book for using the past to prepare for the future.