Bevington, JohnPyatt, SarahHill, ArleenHoney, MatthewAdams, BeverleyDavidson, RachelBrink, SusanChang, StephaniePanjwani, DilnoorMills, RobinAmyx, PaulEguchi, Ron2011-03-242011-03-242010http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/5850This work is part of an exploratory study that seeks to describe the levels of community-scale building damage and socio-economic disruption following the January 2010 Haiti earthquake. Damage and disruption were analyzed for pre-event, post-event, and early recovery time periods in seven Haitian communities. Specifically here, remote sensing analysis related to early recovery and a remote sensing-based early recovery scale are presented. Damage datasets from the GEO-CAN post-disaster assessment were combined with analyses of fine resolution satellite imagery, captured 4 months after the earthquake, to quantify the early recovery status of damaged buildings. Disruption was established from community-level interviews conducted in May 2010. Preliminary results show little correlation between disruption and physical damage, although the integration of remote sensing, field data, interviews and community meetings was a successful approach for assessing disruption. Remote sensing was seen to be an effective tool in establishing levels of early recovery and supporting cross-community comparisons.en-USComputer TechnologyEarthquake-Case StudiesStructural CollapsePublic WorksDisaster RecoveryTechnical Report