Reconstruction Following Hurricane Gilbert

1988年9月11日的那一周，飓风吉尔伯特袭击了加勒比海和墨西哥。吉尔伯特被描述为有史以来最强大的飓风之一，持续风速为每小时175英里，造成了巨大的破坏。两个受影响的社区将是这项研究的重点，该研究将讨论与吉尔伯特飓风灾难后重建进程有关的全社区政策问题。这项研究将试图改善地方、州和联邦官员在灾难发生前后都可以使用的知识库。有了这项研究的发现，公职人员应该能够更好地预测和应对他们可能面临的一系列政策问题。该知识库还可以应用于不同地理位置的各种自然灾害。因此，例如，考虑到美国地震可能带来灾难性后果，因此需要有关重建的知识，基于吉尔伯特飓风恢复的研究可以满足国家的重大需求。

During the week of September 11, 1988, Hurricane Gilbert struck the Caribbean and Mexico. Characterized as one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded, with sustained wind speeds of 175 mph, Gilbert caused enormous destruction. Two impacted communities will be the focal points of this study which will address community-wide policy issues related to the reconstruction process following the Hurricane Gilbert disaster. The study will attempt to improve the knowledge base that can be used by local, State, and Federal officials both before and following a disaster. With findings from this study, public officials should be better able to anticipate and respond to the range of policy issues they may face. This knowledge base can also be applied to various kinds of natural disasters in various geographic locations. So, for example, given the potential for catastrophic consequences of earthquakes in the United States, and thus the need for knowledge about reconstruction, research based on the Hurricane Gilbert recovery could fulfill a significant national need.