Focusing on settlement and shelter, this paper examines 4 areas: (i) safety, security, and livelihoods; (ii) how post-disaster settlement and shelter could have an improved connection with permanent housing and communities; (iii) fairness and equity; and (iv) connecting relief and development by tackling root causes of vulnerability.
"This guide is an effort to communicate construction guidelines in popular format and ... give an elementary understanding of structural damages that occur due to the most common vulnerabilities in houses of poor quality construction."
ACHR "is a regional network of grassroots community organizations, NGO's and professionals actively involved with urban poor development processes in Asian cities. "
Article evaluating non-profit performance in relief and reconstruction after the Indian Ocean Tusnami.
"This briefing [paper] provides a synthesis of key lessons from post-disaster recovery programmes", covering "targeting, participation, assessment, shelter and housing, risk reduction and policy, drawing out main lessons in each area ..."
Article outling the challenges and delays in reconstruction in Afghanistan. Highlights school rebuilding program that sought to introduce higher seismic standards.
Official government master plan to guide the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province and Nias Islands, North Sumatra Province.
"The World Bank has released a six month update on reconstruction efforts in Aceh and Nias. The report describes how reconstruction has progressed, how plans are proceeding, and what key issues remain to be addressed."
A bilingual manual develoepd by students and their partners in the University of New South Wales BENV2131 Design Studio in Banda Aceh and Nias designed to help NGOs and communities work together on immediate and long term reconstruction tasks.
A UK based network providing members with a forum for the exchange of ideas and information on medium/long term recovery and rehabilitation of communities and settlements affected by the tsunami.
