2014, Architecture and Risk Reduction - Continuity Professionals Pulse

Search:

DAY

WEEK

MONTH

YEAR

Select your country:
Sign up | Log in

2014

Architecture

Risk Reduction

Community Resilience or Community Dystopia in Disaster Risk Reduction?

Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

In disaster risk reduction circles, there is an almost desperate reliance on 'community' and a strong growth in studies and plans to "involve the community" in facing up to risks and impacts (Berkes and Ross 2013). However,'community' is contentious concept (Barrios 2014). Hence, 'community' is about influence.

Risk Reduction

Risk Reduction Resilience Natural Hazard Hazard

Haiti: has there been progress in disaster reduction since the last big earthquake?

Emergency Planning

AUGUST 20, 2021

In 1978 the architect Ian Davis published a small book entitled Shelter After Disaster , [iv] which included a number of well-chosen exposés of post-disaster housing as architectural fantasy rather than useful dwelling place. Stability, good governance and democratic participation are essential ingredients of disaster risk reduction.

Vulnerability

Vulnerability All-Hazards Risk Reduction Government

Community Resilience or Community Dystopia in Disaster Risk Reduction?

Haiti: has there been progress in disaster reduction since the last big earthquake?

Stay Connected