Poor and minority communities already bear the brunt of natural catastrophes. Rebuilding efforts must not increase disparities, warns Benjamin K. Sovacool.
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Sovacool, B. Don’t let disaster recovery perpetuate injustice. Nature 549, 433 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/549433a
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