Australia Guide to Disaster Recovery Capitals (ReCap Guide)

The Guide to Disaster Recovery Capitals (ReCap Guide) is a resource for people, organisations and governments engaged in disaster recovery. It aims to support wellbeing after disasters by providing evidence-based guidance to aid decision making, encouraging strengths-based, holistic and inclusive approaches to recovery. The guide identifies seven areas of recovery – natural, social, financial, cultural, political, built and human – and emphasises the interconnectedness between these ‘recovery capitals’.

The concept of 'capitals' expands the understanding beyond 'environments' in several ways. A focus on the capitals that people and communities have, supports strengths-based approaches. It also allows us to see how these capitals ebb and flow over time, and to explore how they can be developed and drawn upon. The Recovery Capitals Framework is further explained in the guide. This is the Australian edition.