http://www.drrlibrary.org/ Recent bookmarks posted to DRRlibrary 60 http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/cityfutures/publications/issuespapers/issuespaper7.pdf Report which identifies 7 drivers and 6 challenges relevant to shaping innovation and competitiveness that are shared across the built environment industry and our cities more widely. ian odonnell Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:11:01 +0000 australia built environment future housing innovation sustainability urban http://www.gsix.co.za/ Web-based tool to enable investment in selected high-performance development projects with measurable outcomes and an evident social return. ian odonnell Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:47:50 +0000 development funding innovation market ngos social investment venture philanthropy http://www.sasix.co.za/ A web-based tool that links civil society organizations in Southern Africa with donors by mimicking traditional stock exchanges ian odonnell Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:44:43 +0000 africa csos entrepreneurship funding innovation ngos social investment venture philanthropy web http://www.afrigadget.com/ Website dedicated to showcasing African ingenuity. ian odonnell Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:49:23 +0000 africa innovation recycling reuse technology http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/09/04/innovations-in-a-slum-kibera-case-study/ Blog about innovative approaches to agricutlure in Kibera to adjust limitations on land, energy, water, and food. ian odonnell Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:37:15 +0000 africa food security innovation kenya nairobi slums urban agriculture http://disasterbound.org/ Blog seeking to support 'dialogue around disaster preparedness and response, its sociocultural ramifications, related innovative resources and strategies'. ian odonnell Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:12:14 +0000 blog culture innovation preparedness prevention response web 2.0 http://instedd.org/ 'An innovation lab for technologies designed to improve community resilience and save lives through early disease detection and rapid disaster response.' ian odonnell Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:21:39 +0000 communication disaster disease health innovation instedd sms technology web 2.0 http://www.netsquared.org/ Wesite designed to help nonprofits use social web tools to change the world. ian odonnell Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:16:41 +0000 innovation netsquared ngo nonprofit technology tools web web 2.0 http://www.alldaybuffet.org/neworleans100/ A list of projects that are bringing new creative energy, attracting tourism, rebuilding homes, overhauling the educational system, and stimulating economic activity to underscore how far the city has come in recovering from Hurricane Katrina. ian odonnell Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:59:40 +0000 architecture building culture education entrepreneurship hurricane innovation katrina new orleans nola northamerica recovery us http://cambridgeenergyalliance.org/ CEA is a city-sponsored non-profit organization program to significantly reduce energy and water use in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The scheme is planned to have no up-front costs and project financing will be repaid by participants from the energy savings realized through effeciency upgrades. ian odonnell Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:36:21 +0000 collaboration efficiency energy financing housing innovation northamerica us http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/mifacility/activities/innovation.htm Grant progam managed by ILO's Microinsurance Facility to provide 40 to 50 innovation grants over a 5-year period ending in 2012, totalling US$18 million. ian odonnell Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:53:16 +0000 funding grants ilo innovation microinsruance http://sic.conversationsnetwork.org/series/disasterRelief.html Set of podcasts about innovation in disaster management. Sponsored by the Stanford Graduate School of Business Center for Social Innovation. ian odonnell Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:33:29 +0000 audio disaster innovation podcast relief http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/tapan/projects/CAM/ Mobile application framework for rural developing communities. CAM has been used to track accounts in microfinance schemes and to facilitate local trading. ian odonnell Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:11:52 +0000 coordination innovation microfinance mobile technology http://www.inhabitat.com/ "Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future." ian odonnell Wed, 15 Mar 2006 04:38:13 +0000 architecture building design environment housing innovation shelter technology urban http://www.technologyreview.com//wtr_16027,1,p1.html "In a simple, rugged twist on the gas-fired refrigerator, a prototype gadget uses heat from fire to create a cheap source of cooling." ian odonnell Fri, 23 Dec 2005 04:51:09 +0000 cooling innovation refrigeration sustainable technology