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Community And Civil Society Perspectives, Local Knowledge And Coping Strategies, Christine Wamsler, B Wisner, A Mascarenhas, M Arnold, B Haghebaert Jan 2007

Community And Civil Society Perspectives, Local Knowledge And Coping Strategies, Christine Wamsler, B Wisner, A Mascarenhas, M Arnold, B Haghebaert

Christine Wamsler

No abstract provided.


Managing Urban Disaster Risk: Analysis And Adaptation Frameworks For Integrated Settlement Development Programming For The Urban Poor, Christine Wamsler Jan 2007

Managing Urban Disaster Risk: Analysis And Adaptation Frameworks For Integrated Settlement Development Programming For The Urban Poor, Christine Wamsler

Christine Wamsler

No abstract provided.


Integrando La Gestión Del Riesgo, Planificación Urbana Y Vivienda Social: Lecciones De El Salvador, Christine Wamsler Jan 2007

Integrando La Gestión Del Riesgo, Planificación Urbana Y Vivienda Social: Lecciones De El Salvador, Christine Wamsler

Christine Wamsler

Más atención se está dando a la necesidad de integrar la gestión del riesgo en el trabajo de desarrollo para poder reducir así la vulnerabilidad de los pobres que viven en áreas urbanas. Usando El Salvador como estudio de caso, este artículo analiza el proceso de integración en dos sectores de desarrollo: planificación urbana y vivienda social. El objetivo es identificar de qué manera se puede superar la separación existente entre gestión del riesgo, planificación urbana y vivienda social. A partir del Huracán Mitch, y después de los terremotos del 2001, las organizaciones de vivienda social en El Salvador empezaron …


Coping Strategies In Urban Slums, Christine Wamsler Jan 2007

Coping Strategies In Urban Slums, Christine Wamsler

Christine Wamsler

No abstract provided.


The Prospects Of Sustainable Management Of Domestic Water Supply And Sanitation In Kogi State., Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin, Salihu Danlami Musa Jan 2007

The Prospects Of Sustainable Management Of Domestic Water Supply And Sanitation In Kogi State., Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin, Salihu Danlami Musa

Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin

The ultimate goal of any credible and legitimate government is to ensure sustained improvement in the provision of basic water utility and its effectiveness in the efficient delivery of this service to the citizenry. The importance and implication of efficient delivery of portable water and its management, and also access to hygienic sanitation facilities are of utmost importance to every human sector. Field survey and the review of technical and research literatures were done to generate the data and information used for the study. Simple statistics were used in its analyses and GIS techniques for spatial analysis. It was observed …


Disseminando O Direito Urbanístico Através Do Ensino A Distância Virtual: A Proposta Da Puc Minas Virtual E Curso Virtual De Regularização Fundiária De Assentamentos Informais Urbanos, Rafael De Oliveira Alves, Edésio Fernandes, Helena Dolabela Pereira Jan 2007

Disseminando O Direito Urbanístico Através Do Ensino A Distância Virtual: A Proposta Da Puc Minas Virtual E Curso Virtual De Regularização Fundiária De Assentamentos Informais Urbanos, Rafael De Oliveira Alves, Edésio Fernandes, Helena Dolabela Pereira

Rafael de Oliveira Alves

No abstract provided.