Planner involvement in disaster recovery provides valuable opportunities to apply planning tools and knowledge that enhance community resilience. We interviewed professionals experienced in disaster recovery to identify essential knowledge planners need for improved engagement and leadership in disaster recovery operations. This article describes the continuing challenges of disaster recovery faced by planners and highlights educational opportunities, both in the classroom and on the job, that can foster recovery-related learning. Using the results, we provide recommendations for learning opportunities that mirror the complexities of disaster recovery planning, which will result in planners better prepared to address disaster recovery and planning overall.
Lennox-Morrison et al. (Tue,) studied this question.