In many respects, the Universal Development Pods are really user-defined pods. The potential applications for the UDPs are virtually limitless. Consequently, designing pods that can be outfitted to play a prominent role on-the-ground managing long-term recovery from natural disasters will meet the need to transition from relief and recovery to transformation. Outfitted as a mobile healthcare clinic, a telecommunications center, or an educational technology module, UDPs help governments, civil authorities, NGOs, and community leaders manage their strategic responses to go beyond the restoration of order to produce sustainable progress.