Lessons from Aceh: Key Considerations in Post-Disaster Reconstruction - Softcover

Da Silva, Jo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853397008 ISBN 13: 9781853397004

Verlag: Practical Action Publishing, 2010

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The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 devastated the coastline in Aceh province on the northern tip of Indonesia leaving 167,000 people dead and over half a million people without homes. This resulted in an unprecedented humanitarian response. Over the next three years the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Member Agencies collectively constructed almost 20,000 houses in Aceh, in addition to numerous schools and health centers. In Lessons from Aceh, their experiences are used as a case study to illustrate the practical realities of delivering a successful program and the range of issues that need to be considered; highlighting best and worst practices while recognizing that there is validity in different approaches within the same response.

Lessons from Aceh is targeted at senior managers, decision-makers and program advisers to help them make informed decisions, manage expectations and reduce risk in future responses. It will also be of interest to built environment professionals, researchers or policy makers. An important theme throughout is the way in which reconstruction can act as a catalyst to recovery, contribute to long-term development and reduce vulnerability to future disasters. In Aceh the most successful reconstruction programs have left a legacy that is much more than just bricks and mortar.

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Jo da Silva is a Director at Arup where she leads the International Development team, and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. She has 20 years experience in construction and has worked in post-disaster contexts since becoming a RedR member in 1991. Her key areas of expertise are sustainable development, shelter/housing, and disaster risk reduction, including climate change adaptation.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Practical Action Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1853397008
• ISBN 13: 9781853397004
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 94
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