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"Essay on the relationship between disasters, authority, and our understanding of human nature went to press as Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast".
Collection of satellite images from Sri Lanaka and Indonesia showing "before" and "after" views of communities affected by the Indian Ocean Tsunami.
A paper examining the short and long-run average causal impact of catastrophic natural disasters on economic growth which found that only extremely large disasters have a negative effect on output, both in the short and long run
Review of effectiveness of LA RED programs in Central America in terms of fund leverage, human resource development, institutional strengthening, partnerships, scientific/technical advances, and policy uptake.
Study by the UC Berkeley Institute of Urban and Regional Development looking at the economic benefits fo the Disaster Resistant Universities program.
A review by the World Bank Operations Evaluation Department of the Citizen Report Cards initiative in Bangalore which finds that the report cards have been an important vehicle for civil society’s “voice†in Bangalore.
"This article briefly highlights how the tsunami affected [Burmese migrant workers], exacerbating pre-existing difficulties in access to health care, and how Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is responding".
“The U.S. does not need higher levees; it needs another civil rights movement.†Article by Ben Wisner about the lessons that we can draw from the human catastrophe taking place after Hurricane Katrina.
Interesting and compelling documentary site about impacts and recovery from Hurricane Katrina along the coast of Louisiana.
