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Reconstruction projects, such as those conducted in Sudan since 2004, need an effective multidisciplinary planning and management framework, capable of responding to transitional and long-term...
The problem of post-disaster reconstruction goes unavoidably through the phase of transitional living. To build for temporariness is first of all a cultural issue and today can be interpreted...
This series of working papers is intended to disseminate the Development Centre's research findings rapidly among specialists in the field concerned. These papers are generally available in...
A review for the Danish Refugee Council During conflict, the threats that people face to their protection and their
livelihoods are frequently interrelated. Violence against civilians,...
Former Yugoslav socialist countries acknowledged the social impact of housing. Prioritising collective rights over individual ones, they considered housing and property as a social good rather...
This report examines the trends in international thinking on housing policy. The purpose behind the report is to assist the Department of Housing to compile a new Policy & Research Agenda by...
Vernacular constructions represent a very large share of the built environment. Being, by definition, nonengineered constructions, they are the result of ancient traditions, improved with time as...
The vast majority of international humanitarian aid is provided in-kind, in
the form of food, seeds, tools, medicines, shelter materials and household
goods. At the same time, however...
This programme evaluation report describes the processes of the 2009 Community-Managed Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR) programme as a community-driven approach, including partner training in...
The need to integrate risk reduction with development aid is generally acknowledged, but little work has been undertaken to identify how to do so. Related operational tools are also frequently...