Disaster Prevention and Management - Emerald - Quarterly - Vol.28, No. 4, 2019 The purpose of this paper is to offer a critical examination of the aftermath of the L’Aquila earthquake of 6 April 2009. It considers the elements of the recovery process that are unique or exceptional and endeavours to explain them ISSN: 0965-3562 Subjects--Topical Terms: Disaster cycle--L'Aquila--Earthquake disaster LC Class. No.: https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0965-3562/vol/28/iss/4