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The RAND Corporation is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities throughout the world safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous. RAND is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and committed to the public interest.

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Cultural and historical resources recovery planning in Puerto Rico: Natural and cultural resources sector report, Volume II
This report provides an overview of Puerto Rico's cultural resources and their importance, the findings from numerous rapid assessments of storm damage, and details for the recovery actions in Puerto Rico's economic and disaster recovery plan.
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Beyond Recovery: Transforming Puerto Rico's Water Sector in the Wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria
This report details a framework for a hurricane recovery made up of 30 courses of action consistent with the government of Puerto Rico's priorities. These courses of action address key opportunities for enhancing resilience in Puerto Rico's water sector.
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Modernizing Puerto Rico's Housing Sector Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria: Post-Storm Challenges and Potential Courses of Action
Through a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the housing damage caused by the 2017 hurricanes, the authors make informed recovery recommendations for policymakers so they can repair and rebuild safe and affordable housing in Puerto Rico.
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Public buildings in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria: Prestorm challenges, hurricane damage, and suggested courses of action for recovery
This report summarizes the information gathering and analysis that HSOAC conducted to support the public building part of the recovery plan from the 2017 Hurricane Maria.
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Logistics analysis of Puerto Rico: will the seaborne supply chain of Puerto Rico support hurricane recovery projects?
Puerto Rico's seaborne logistics capacity is assessed in the context of the anticipated increase in imported materials and the need to transport large, heavy materials onto, and then around, the main island for recovery projects following Hurricane Maria.
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Challenges and Opportunities for the Puerto Rico Economy A Review of Evidence and Options Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017
The report provides considerable detail on the conditions in Puerto Rico before and after the 2017 hurricane season so that decisionmakers can adopt better policies in rebuilding a sustainable economic sector, more broadly, the whole of Puerto Rico.
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Supporting a 21st Century Workforce in Puerto Rico: Challenges and Options for Improving Puerto Rico's Workforce System Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017
This document gives decisionmakers details on the workforce challenges in Puerto Rico prior to the 2017 hurricane season, and directly afterward and offers suggested strategies to design and implement workforce development programs and overarching system.
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Municipalities on the Front Lines of Puerto Rico's Recovery -Assessing Damage, Needs, and Opportunities for Recovery After Hurricane Maria
This detailed report focuses on the impact that Hurricanes Irma and Maria had on the ability of Puerto Rico’s municipalities to govern and deliver services to their constituents.

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