Respond to Discussion 8

I believe that rebuilding the lives of an established community helps victims rebuild their trust in the civic leaders to help restore what was lost of their lives.  However, I must  argue that,  placing  families back into the path of destruction is irresponsible. In contrast,  I can’t help but recall the devastation of Joplin, Missouri on May, 22, 2011 when an EF-5 tornado destroyed a portion of the town.  Joplin, MS is located in a region of the United States that is known for is destructive incidents from man-made earthquakes to natural disastrous  tornado’s.  Accordingly, Elnser, et al. (2016) observed that tornado’s occur randomly […] implicit research shows that thunderstorms can be forecast unfortunately they are a derivative of tornado’s that can’t be, as a result of their randomness (2016).  This is why I put forth the notion of responsible rebuilding out of the path of know areas or tornado zones.  Elnser, et al. (2016) identified the two states of Texas and Kansas who have at least 2 tornado’s per 10,000 square kilometers. So, the question is, how do you protect families while rebuilding their lives from known tornado zones. Phillips (2015, p.183) suggest, a good alternative in trying to rebuild historical structures after a catastrophic incident is to  1) assess support, develop a team engage the public, 2) complete a risk assessment (p.183).  The people who live, work and play in that affected community will be affected again if one of their historical landmark is not replaced.