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This paper deals with the dynamics and challenges of Nigerian architecture in practice. The focus was on the trend and development of housing forms in Nigerian cities, the forces that have shaped...
Shelter assistance, along with other humanitarian sectors, has globally been broken down into the following three distinct response phases: emergency, recovery and durable solutions. In reality,...
This guide makes two core contributions to the broader humanitarian sector: 1) It presents an approach for organizing observable objects in satellite imagery in relationship to the categories of...
In terms of recovery and reconstruction, the safe return of people to their neighborhoods of origin, the rehabilitation of damaged buildings,
the resumption of daily life and private sector...
This report summarizes the results of field-based market research conducted in mid-September in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). In Sindh, the research team looked at bamboo and timber poles (...
The key findings and lessons learned in New Orleans are presented in Chapter 4. These include: the importance of resilient building systems and back-up power and water, internal self-sufficiency...
For the estimated 20 million refugees and 25 million internally displaced people worldwide, well-planned settlements can help to maximise their protection and security, and support them to...
The purpose of these guidelines is to give technical managers of excreta disposal programmes practical assistance in planning and implementing programmes. The guidelines focus on technical...
This book addresses sustainable planning and construction after natural events such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, etc. and asserts it is yet possible, in theory and in practice, to construct...
The 2009 annual report presents UNDP's work within its Strategic Plan 2008-2011: focusing efforts on reducing poverty, promoting democratic governance, supporting crisis prevention and...