Ebook: Community revival in the wake of disaster: lessons in local entrepreneurship

Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The entrepreneur as a driver of social change -- How entrepreneurs promote post-disaster community rebound -- How entrepreneurship promotes community recovery : the cases of hurricanes katrina and sandy -- Goods and services providers -- Regrowing uprooted social networks -- Entrepreneurs as signals of healthy community rebound -- Fostering resilient communities -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.;Explores the role of entrepreneurs in bringing about community rebound after disasters, with particular attention to recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy.