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Women in Post-Conflict Settlement Planning  
View Details Ten principles can be followed to produce the sort of equal post-conflict settlement planning that can help to build communities that have a better basis of becoming peaceful and sustainable. These are: 1. Gender factors should be integrated in po...
Year: 2014, Number of pages: 56, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Shelter projects 2011/2012  
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This book contains summaries of shelter projects that have been implemented in response to conflicts, complex emergencies, and natural disasters from different parts of the world. The projects highlight issues such as rental support, settlement,...

Year: 2013, Number of pages: 150, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Shelter Projects 2010  
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By the end of 2010, over 43 million people worldwide had been forcibly displaced due to conflict and persecution. In addition, during 2010, over 400 natural disasters were reported killing over 300,000 people and affecting more than 300 million ...

Year: 2012, Number of pages: 136, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Focus on Mozambique  
View Details The aim of this publication is to present UN-Habitat's activities in Mozambique for reducing the vulnerability of local population living in disaster-prone areas which have been implemented since 2002. Particular attention is given to innovative arch...
Year: 2012, Number of pages: 50, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
New Hospital Design  
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UN-Habitat ROAP in partnership with UNISDR Asia Pacific Secretariat developed a Tool Kit to assess the safety of critical infrastructure, focusing on schools and hospitals in South Asia. The Tool Kit for assessing critical infrastructure safety, p...

Year: 2012, Number of pages: 70, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
New School Design  
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UN-Habitat ROAP in partnership with UNISDR Asia Pacific Secretariat developed a Tool Kit to assess the safety of critical infrastructure, focusing on schools and hospitals in South Asia. The Tool Kit for assessing critical infrastructure safety, p...

Year: 2012, Number of pages: 70, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
RetroMaintenance of Hospitals  
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UN-Habitat ROAP in partnership with UNISDR Asia Pacific Secretariat developed a Tool Kit to assess the safety of critical infrastructure, focusing on schools and hospitals in South Asia. The Tool Kit for assessing critical infrastructure safety, p...

Year: 2012, Number of pages: 70, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
RetroMaintenance of schools  
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UN-Habitat ROAP in partnership with UNISDR Asia Pacific Secretariat developed a Tool Kit to assess the safety of critical infrastructure, focusing on schools and hospitals in South Asia. The Tool Kit for assessing critical infrastructure safety, p...

Year: 2012, Number of pages: 70, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Recuperando la primera centralidad de la ciudad  
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el segundo Encuentro Iberoamericano de Mejores Practicas Urbanas se centro en el analisis y en la discusion de la relacion entre la ciudad en expanison y la ciudad construida. De esta actividad resultaron valiosos aprotes en la construccion del ...

Year: 2011, Number of pages: 206, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Introductory Handbook on Policing Urban Space  
View Details The overall objective of this Handbook is to outline the new, innovative techniques and to explain how they have been applied to address crime problems in low- and middle-income countries. The various programmes, policies and approaches described her...
Year: 2011, Number of pages: 110, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Libro Blanco de la seguridad y la convivencia de Medellín  
View Details El Libra Blanco de la Seguridad y la Convivencia de Medellín es una herramienta de gobernanza mediante la cual se pretende identificar las problemáticas sociales e institucionales que inciden en el aumento de los índices de violencia. De igual manera...
Year: 2011, Number of pages: 196, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
CUESTIONES INTERSECTORIALES Instrumento de evaluación de las necesidades en materia de prevención de la delincuencia  
View Details El presente Instrumento de evaluación de las necesidades en materia de prevención de la delincuencia es una herramienta de evaluación elaborada conjuntamente por la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito (UNODC) y el programa de ...
Year: 2011, Number of pages: 60, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Turning Around the Tsunami  
View Details N-HABITAT Working in Partnership with Sri Lanka Description/Abstract: After the tsunami hit Sri Lanka in December 2004, UN-Habitat has taken a lead role in the shelter recovery and rehabilitation efforts in partnership with the Government of Sri Lank...
Year: 2011, Number of pages: 44, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Innovative Approaches for Involuntary Resettlement  
View Details In Sri Lanka today, as in many other developing countries, there is a growing urgency to come up with creative and sustainable solutions to tackle the twin pressures of infrastructure needs and the interests of communities who are affected by such ...
Year: 2010, Number of pages: 55, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Land and Natural Disasters: Guidance for Practitioners  
View Details The Guidelines provide a holistic approach to addressing land issues from the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster through early recovery and reconstruction phases. It is targeted at humanitarians and land professionals, as well as government ...
Year: 2010, Number of pages: 140, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
SORSOGON CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT  
View Details The Sorsogon Climate Change Assessment examines the climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation capacity of a small coastal city in the Philippines - Sorsogon City in the Bicol Region. The assessment uses a participatory Vulnerability and Ad...
Year: 2010, Number of pages: 20, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Shelter Projects 2009  
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By the end of 2009, over 43 million people worldwide had been forcibly displaced due to conflict and persecution. In addition, during 2009, 335 reported natural disasters killed over 10,000 people and affected more than 119 million people. The c...

Year: 2010, Number of pages: 150, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Interlocking Stabilised Soil Blocks  
View Details Interlocking Stabilised Soil Block (ISSB) technology has been gaining recognition, particularly in East Africa. This material and method of construction has the advantages of low cost and minimal environmental impact, while providing comparable qua...
Year: 2009, Number of pages: 50, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
LENSS TOOL KIT: Local Estimate of Needs for Shelter and Settlement, Field Version  
View Details The LENSS Tool Kit is designed to alleviate the difficulties of shelter and settlement needs assessment in the immediate aftermath of a disaster and before the recovery phase.
Year: 2009, Number of pages: 94, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
Aceh Nias Settlement & Housing Recovery  
View Details This book aims to be a resource for future evaluations and policy making. The evaluation focuses on two key questions: what were the success factors in achieving housing in the particular context of the reconstruction in Aceh and Nias; and what can b...
Year: 2009, Number of pages: 308, Type of publication: Book Download electronic version (PDF)
 
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