Suggestion for using Christopher Alexander's concept of a "Pattern Language" in a wiki-like way to encourage participatory revision of rebuilding plans toward a consensus view or vision.
"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."
Transcript of Remarks to UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) regarding recovery efforts in response to the Indian Ocean tsunami by UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery President Bill Clinton.
A report by the Operations Evaluation Department of the Asian Development Bank evaluating the effectiveness of ADB's Disaster and Emergency Assistance Policy adopted in May 2004.
This report was intended to "identify strengths and weaknesses in United States Agency for International Development's reconstruction programs in Honduras and Nicaragua in their compliance with goals stated in Stockholm in May 1999".
Collection of essays by urbanists, health and labor economists, and education and housing experts to chart paths out of the immediate emergency situation with proposals for rebuilding the social infrastructure of New Orleans.
Article outlining experience of reconstruction agencies in the Tsunami recovery in Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Article evaluating non-profit performance in relief and reconstruction after the Indian Ocean Tusnami.
This manual explains how the choice of appropriate design and construction methods and sustainable materials and technologies during the planning, implementation and maintenance phases of reconstruction can protect natural resources and reduce energy consumption and pollution.
