Recovering Jasper: Understanding Disaster Recovery Through a Socio-economic Lens
This research draws on interviews conducted between September 2025 and January 2026 with government agencies, non-governmental organizations, local businesses, and community organizations, as well as on relevant literature. The report examines the socio-economic needs of households and businesses in Jasper’s wildfire recovery as well as in post-disaster contexts more broadly.
What socio-economic challenges did Jasper encounter in its recovery, and how were they interconnected? What practices and coordination efforts were effective? How can lessons learned from this experience inform opportunities to further strengthen recovery coordination and outcomes?
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Key findings
Why socio-economic recovery matters
Recovering from catastrophe: The Jasper wildfire
Coordinating recovery: Governance and actors
Financing recovery
Key socio-economic challenges
A systems view of Jasper’s socio-economic challenges
Forging ahead: Jasper’s successes and innovations
Actionable insights for future recovery
Appendix A: Methodology
Appendix B: Socio-economic needs in disaster recovery: A primer
Appendix C: Bibliography
