This report emerges from Ian Davis's visit to Haiti in November 2011, to examine progresswith reconstruction approximately twenty-two months after the earthquake. His visit onlylasted three weeks, but his reflections relate to almost 40 years of work, as an architect, academic and consultant examining, researching and writing about post-disaster sheltering andhousing in about 30 different recovery situations. During his visit he was able to visit varioussites and interview a spectrum of informants that included NGO, UN and Government officialsas well as earthquake survivors, consultants, private sector representatives and academics. IanDavis's findings are totally independent viewpoints since he was not employed by any agencyoperating in Haiti.
This is a summary of a longer, fully illustrated report with relevant historical examples, which canbe downloaded from the ONU-Habitat websiteThis report emerges from Ian Davis's visit to Haiti in November 2011, to examine progresswith reconstruction approximately twenty-two months after the earthquake. His visit onlylasted three weeks, but his reflections relate to almost 40 years of work, as an architect, academic and consultant examining, researching and writing about post-disaster sheltering andhousing in about 30 different recovery situations. During his visit he was able to visit varioussites and interview a spectrum of informants that included NGO, UN and Government officialsas well as earthquake survivors, consultants, private sector representatives and academics. IanDavis's findings are totally independent viewpoints since he was not employed by any agencyoperating in Haiti.
This is a summary of a longer, fully illustrated report with relevant historical examples, which canbe downloaded from the ONU-Habitat website