Recovery starts as soon as the response to an event is underway. Disasters can badly damage or destroy homes, business premises, and critical community infrastructures such as hospitals, schools, and roadways. This can have a negative impact on a community's ability to respond effectively to an event, and safeguard people, property, the economy, and the environment against further harm. Decisions made before and during a significant event will ultimately determine how quickly and completely a community can recover. This course addresses the consequences of disaster events and provides a detailed perspective of community disaster recovery: how to plan for and support the start of the short-term recovery process, and the complexity of restoring a community in the long term. Students will explore the concepts of pre-disaster recovery planning, rebuilding a community to its pre-disaster state, and "building forward better" to create greater resiliency to future risks. This course will allow students to develop a more holistic and integrated approach to recovery in disaster and emergency management.