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2008 Children's Citizenship, Participation & Governance Community Development & Planning Publications Sheridan Bartlett Year

After the tsunami in Cooks Nagar: The challenges of participatory rebuilding

In the context of post-disaster reconstruction, there is growing awareness of the need for more integrated inclusive processes that allow people to retake control of their lives, and that ensure practical responses to local conditions. Yet, a range of pressures and challenges conspire to make these approaches appear unworkable. “Participation” in this context, if it […]

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2007 Children, Nature & Sustainability Children's Rights Community Development & Planning Publications Selim Iltus Sheridan Bartlett Year

Making Space for Children: Planning for Post-disaster Reconstruction with Children and their Families

This handbook aims at contributing to disaster response reconstruction programmes that not only rebuild the physical living environment but that strengthen the capacity of communities to regain control of their own lives, with a focus on their children’s present and future well-being. It considers the Why, What, and How of planning for post-disaster reconstruction with […]