Towards guidelines for post-disaster vulnerability reduction in informal settlements

摘要: Although the development community has long recognised that securing land tenure and improving housing design can benefit significantly informal settlement residents, there is little research on these issues in communities exposed to natural disasters hazards. Informal settlements often are located left vacant because of inherent risks, such as floodplains, a history worldwide affecting settlements. This tackles following questions: how vulnerabilities be reduced post-disaster setting?; what key address reconstruction? The main purpose paper develop set initial guidelines for risk reduction settlements, stressing connections housing/community reconstruction process. examines disaster responses two disaster-affected regions-Jimani, Dominican Republic, Vargas State, Venezuela-where have been hit particularly hard. Language: en