What is LTCR?
Long Term Community Recovery: A community-wide planning process where communities organize and take action to address the significant long-term implications of a major disaster on all of their residents. It is a long-term, multi-year, forward-looking effort to address disaster recovery in a holistic fashion, that moves beyond repair of damaged elements of a community, toward improvment upon the pre-disaster conditions. The LTCR process aids communities in reinventing themselves as healthier, more sustainable and disaster resilient.
LTCR relies on a sound planning process that builds community capacity and leadership. It involves all members of the community to make these challenging decisions in the post-disaster period. The planning process works to address all sectors of a community, from housing, economics, infrastructure, social/health services, community services, natural and cultural resources, and governmental, non-governmental, and private sectors.
The LTCR planning process is different than traditional community, urban, economic development or comprehensive planning. It takes place in a fast-paced environment, must be very inclusive, builds community capacity and momentum, and is action oriented to aid in launching an organized, planned and holistic recovery.
SEE FEMA's Long Term Community Recovery Planning Self Help Guide
LTCR relies on a sound planning process that builds community capacity and leadership. It involves all members of the community to make these challenging decisions in the post-disaster period. The planning process works to address all sectors of a community, from housing, economics, infrastructure, social/health services, community services, natural and cultural resources, and governmental, non-governmental, and private sectors.
The LTCR planning process is different than traditional community, urban, economic development or comprehensive planning. It takes place in a fast-paced environment, must be very inclusive, builds community capacity and momentum, and is action oriented to aid in launching an organized, planned and holistic recovery.
SEE FEMA's Long Term Community Recovery Planning Self Help Guide
