1. Communal leadership in post-Mitch housing reconstruction in Nicaragua / Esther Leemann -- 2. Aid distribution after hurricane Mitch and changes in social capital in two Nicaraguan rural communities / Isabel Hb̃erli -- 3. Ownership, control, and accountability in post-tsunami housing reconstruction processes in Aceh, Indonesia / Carola Mantel -- 4. Communities' perspectives on housing reconstruction in Gujarat following the earthquake of 2001 / Jennifer Duyne Barenstein -- 5. Soil conservation practices after hurricane Mitch : significance, difficulties of implementation, and change of the field of application / Bǎtrice M¿ller -- 6. A social and environmental assessment of pre- and post-tsunami housing and building practices in Tamil Nadu / Jennifer Duyne Barenstein and Daniel Pittet -- 7. The remembered trees : contractor-driven reconstruction and its consequences on communities' well-being in coastal Tamil Nadu / Jasmin Naimi-Gasser -- 8. The role of informal governance in post-disaster reconstruction and its impact on elderly people's social security in coastal Tamil Nadu / Jennifer Duyne Barenstein and Sonja Trachsel -- 9. Links between building technologies, post-disaster reconstruction, and gender roles in Gujarat / Diana Tenconi -- 10. Unaffordable housing and its consequences : a comparative analysis of two post-Mitch reconstruction projects in Nicaragua / Andrea Graf -- 11. Post-tsunami relocation outcomes in Sri Lanka : communities' perspectives in Ampara and Hambantota / Jennifer Duyne Barenstein -- 12. Links between post-tsunami relocation and changes in fishing practices in Tamil Nadu : a microlevel case study / Stefan Inglin -- 13. The impact of landlessness on rural livelihoods after post-Mitch resettlement in Nicaragua / Anouk Zulauf -- 14. Voluntary relocation after disaster : a hope for many, a chance for few? / Dumenia Casutt -- 15. Is resettlement a viable strategy to mitigate the risk of natural disasters? : views and voices from the citizens of Santa Fe, Argentina / Jennifer Duyne Barenstein and Brigitte Marti Rojas Rivas.