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Rebuilding Afghanistan in Times of Crisis provides academics and
researchers interested in planning, urbanism and conflict studies
with a multidisciplinary, international assessment of the
reconstruction and foreign aid efforts in Afghanistan. The book
draws together expert contributions from countries across three
continents - Asia, Europe and North America - which have provided
external aid to Afghanistan. Using international, regional and
local approaches, it highlights the importance of rebuilding
sustainable communities in the midst of ongoing uncertainties. It
explores the efficacy of external aid; challenges faced; the
response of multilateral international agencies; the role of women
in the reconstruction process; and community-based natural disaster
risk management strategies. Finally, it looks at the lessons
learned in the conflict reconstruction process to better prepare
the country for future potential human, economic, infrastructural
and institutional vulnerabilities.
First published in 1999, this book consists of in-depth family case
studies from Africa, Asia and South America. The purpose of the
book is to give a clear understanding of the physical and
non-physical structures in bottom-up housing approaches. Physical
structures include design aspects, materials, infrastructure and
construction methods and stages. Non-physical structures include
finance sources, participation and decision processes. All these
elements present a challenging task for academics, research, policy
makers and non-governmental organizations when intervening in
bottom-up housing approaches. The book consists of four sections.
Section I is an overview of conceptual issues and cross-national
studies. Section II through IV are composed of case studies and
fieldwork experiences from Africa, Asia (including the Middle East)
and South America.
Rebuilding Afghanistan in Times of Crisis provides academics and
researchers interested in planning, urbanism and conflict studies
with a multidisciplinary, international assessment of the
reconstruction and foreign aid efforts in Afghanistan. The book
draws together expert contributions from countries across three
continents - Asia, Europe and North America - which have provided
external aid to Afghanistan. Using international, regional and
local approaches, it highlights the importance of rebuilding
sustainable communities in the midst of ongoing uncertainties. It
explores the efficacy of external aid; challenges faced; the
response of multilateral international agencies; the role of women
in the reconstruction process; and community-based natural disaster
risk management strategies. Finally, it looks at the lessons
learned in the conflict reconstruction process to better prepare
the country for future potential human, economic, infrastructural
and institutional vulnerabilities.
We are witnessing an ever-increasing level and intensity of
disasters from Ecuador to Ethiopia and beyond, devastating millions
of ordinary lives and causing long-term misery for vulnerable
populations. Bringing together 26 case studies from six continents,
this volume provides a unique resource that discusses, in
considerable depth, the multifaceted matrix of natural and
human-made disasters. It examines their bearing on the loss of
human and productive capital; the conduct of national policies and
the setting of national development priorities; and on the nature
of international aid and bilateral assistance strategies and
programs of donor countries. In order to ensure the efficacy and
appropriateness of their support for disaster survivors,
international agencies, humanitarian and disaster relief
organizations, scholars, non-governmental organizations, and
members of the global emergency management community need to have
insight into best practices and lessons learned from various
disasters across national and cultural boundaries. The evidence
obtained from the numerous case studies in this volume serves to
build a worldwide community that is better informed about the
cultural and traditional contexts of such disasters and better
enabled to prepare for, respond to, and finally rebuild sustainable
communities after disasters in different environments. The main
themes of the case studies include: * the need for community
planning and emergency management to unite in order to achieve the
mutual aim of creating a sustainable disaster-resilient community,
coupled with the necessity to enact and implement appropriate laws,
policies, and development regulations for disaster risk reduction;
* the need to develop a clear set of urban planning and urban
design principles for improving the built environment's capacities
for disaster risk management through the integration of disaster
risk reduction education into the curricula of colleges and
universities; * the need to engage the whole community to build
inclusive governance structures as prerequisites for addressing
climate change vulnerability and fostering resilience and
sustainability. Furthermore, the case studies explore the need to
link the existence and value of scientific knowledge accumulated in
various countries with decision-making in disaster risk management;
and the relevance and transferability from one cultural context to
another of the lessons learned in building institutional frameworks
for whole community partnerships.
First published in 1999, this book consists of in-depth family case
studies from Africa, Asia and South America. The purpose of the
book is to give a clear understanding of the physical and
non-physical structures in bottom-up housing approaches. Physical
structures include design aspects, materials, infrastructure and
construction methods and stages. Non-physical structures include
finance sources, participation and decision processes. All these
elements present a challenging task for academics, research, policy
makers and non-governmental organizations when intervening in
bottom-up housing approaches. The book consists of four sections.
Section I is an overview of conceptual issues and cross-national
studies. Section II through IV are composed of case studies and
fieldwork experiences from Africa, Asia (including the Middle East)
and South America.
We are witnessing an ever-increasing level and intensity of
disasters from Ecuador to Ethiopia and beyond, devastating millions
of ordinary lives and causing long-term misery for vulnerable
populations. Bringing together 26 case studies from six continents,
this volume provides a unique resource that discusses, in
considerable depth, the multifaceted matrix of natural and
human-made disasters. It examines their bearing on the loss of
human and productive capital; the conduct of national policies and
the setting of national development priorities; and on the nature
of international aid and bilateral assistance strategies and
programs of donor countries. In order to ensure the efficacy and
appropriateness of their support for disaster survivors,
international agencies, humanitarian and disaster relief
organizations, scholars, non-governmental organizations, and
members of the global emergency management community need to have
insight into best practices and lessons learned from various
disasters across national and cultural boundaries. The evidence
obtained from the numerous case studies in this volume serves to
build a worldwide community that is better informed about the
cultural and traditional contexts of such disasters and better
enabled to prepare for, respond to, and finally rebuild sustainable
communities after disasters in different environments. The main
themes of the case studies include: * the need for community
planning and emergency management to unite in order to achieve the
mutual aim of creating a sustainable disaster-resilient community,
coupled with the necessity to enact and implement appropriate laws,
policies, and development regulations for disaster risk reduction;
* the need to develop a clear set of urban planning and urban
design principles for improving the built environment's capacities
for disaster risk management through the integration of disaster
risk reduction education into the curricula of colleges and
universities; * the need to engage the whole community to build
inclusive governance structures as prerequisites for addressing
climate change vulnerability and fostering resilience and
sustainability. Furthermore, the case studies explore the need to
link the existence and value of scientific knowledge accumulated in
various countries with decision-making in disaster risk management;
and the relevance and transferability from one cultural context to
another of the lessons learned in building institutional frameworks
for whole community partnerships.
This volume focuses on the status of the elderly and the disabled
after disasters globally as well as the challenges of
post-earthquake rebuilding in Haiti.The International Federation of
the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has estimated that between
1987 and 2007, about 26 million older people were affected each
year by natural disasters alone and that this figure could more
than double by 2050 due to the rapidly changing demographics of
ageing. People with disabilities (physical, medical, sensory or
cognitive) are equally at risk of utter neglect during and after
disasters. The Australian Agency for International Development
estimates that 650 million people across the world have a
disability and about 80 per cent of them live in developing
countries.Similarly, before the January 2010 earthquake, Haiti was
a "country with tremendous development needs and numerous
impediments to development," according to Congresswoman Maxine
Waters when introducing a Resolution in the US House of
Representatives to cancel Haiti's debts in March 2007. These
impediments included an overwhelming burden of international debt;
lack of personal and community assets; and, very little or no
internal and external capacities, all of which have been
exacerbated by the aftermath of the earthquake.It was against this
background that the Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities
after Disasters at the University of Massachusetts Boston organized
two international Conferences in 2010 - in April, on Rebuilding
Sustainable Communities in Haiti in the wake of the January
Earthquake; and, in July, on Rebuilding Sustainable Communities
with the Elderly and Disabled People after Disasters.This edited
book consists of selected papers that were presented at these
academic events. The topics include Disaster Experiences of the
Elderly and the Disabled in Nigeria; The Vulnerability of Elderly
People in the Aftermath of Earthquakes in Iran; Methods for
Assessing and Developing Understanding of Resiliency in
Communities; The Tuareg's traditional Shelter for Disaster
Mitigation and Reconstruction in Libya; and, People with
Disabilities in Haiti Before and After the 2010 Earthquake.
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