"A how-to guide for community-level disaster plans [that is] much needed in the disaster management field."
— Human Ecology
"A useful and comprehensive starting point for community dialogues about hazards and sisasters...[the book] strikes a great balance between clear language and concrete technical guidance, making the advice both accessible and useful."
— Journal of Planning Education and Research
"As the United States continues to recover from various natural disasters--destructuve storms, earthquakes, and fires among them--the authors suggest that the time to respond to those disasters is before they happen, by addressing vulnerabilities in our communities."
— Landscape Architecture Magazine
"Planning for Community Resilience: A Handbook for Reducing Disasters is a comprehensive book, which is quite an achievement in less than 200 pages. The book begins with a compelling explanation of the emerging threat, pulling no punches with the introductory chapter: 'The Era of Catastrophes.' It then outlines an overall approach to resilience preparedness, a seven-step process that forms the structure of the book… the authors have done an impressive job of assembling a great deal of material from different disciplines. It is rare to come across planners presenting a handbook that also talks about issues of power and participation, critical—but often overlooked—elements of community engagement and action."
— Nature of Cities
"Exceptionally systematic in thought, clear in language, and energetic in research and implementation, this book will be a much-thumbed resource for anyone involved in dealing with disasters and the prospect of them."
— Planning
"Planning for Community Resilience makes it abundantly clear that we must begin to add more focus on mitigation when planning for natural disasters and hazards."
— Spacing
"Planning for Community Resilience provides needed emphasis on the crucial role of social and economic attributes in hazard resiliency. Through simple directions and illustrations, the authors demonstrate how to integrate relevant Census indicators into community mapping to identify and address pockets of social vulnerability."
— Dr. Betty Hearn Morrow, Professor Emerita, Florida International University
"This book fills a significant void in the literature by bridging research and practice, while offering practical lessons for communities striving to become more resilient."
— Gavin Smith, Executive Director, Department of Homeland Security's Coastal Hazards Center of Excellence