ABSTRACT
Recovery is a multifactorial process including the physical reconstruction of homes and public buildings, transportation, and basic services infrastructure, the psychological mending of the community, and the economic recovery of lost time and resources. This phase of the disaster cycle cannot be considered in isolation from the others, because mitigation, for example, must be integrated into recovery for it to be sustainable. Moreover, the historical perspective of the recovery phases is also inevitably enriched by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Indeed, this pandemic highlights the overlap between the different phases of the disaster cycle: in particular, the mitigation, the planning/preparation, and the recovery phases with that of response, making the recovery phase even more difficult.