![Post-disaster decision making](http://resilienturbanism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Humanitarian-Decision-Makers-Taxonomy-cropped-470x140.png)
Disaster recovery can be described as a ‘process of interaction and decision-making among a variety of groups and institutions’ (Mileti, 1999). It is also complex,…
![Post-tsunami housing in Indonesia](http://resilienturbanism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Post_tsunami_housing_Indonesia-470x140.jpg)
Habitat for Humanity supported more than 25,000 families to repair or rebuild their homes following the Indian Ocean Tsunami – but what lasting effect did…
![Pasar Peunayong, Banda Aceh. Source: Norhasan This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license via http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pasar_Peunayong,_Banda_Aceh.jpg](http://resilienturbanism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Pasar_Peunayong_Banda_Aceh-470x140.jpg)
Since the introduction of the Humanitarian Cluster Approach in 2005 ‘early recovery’ has become part of the common vocabulary of humanitarian action. But where does…
![Where did my $10 text donation go? Independent Funding](http://resilienturbanism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Text-Donation-Feature-470x140.jpg)
Crowdsourcing donations via text became standard after the 2010 Haitian earthquake, an attempt to gather coveted resources: undesignated funding. Not only are these some…
![Beyond "Land issues..." PART 2](http://resilienturbanism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Flamands-160-470x140.jpg)
With differing mandates, varying entry points of intervention, and a multiplicity of timescales and intended programme outcomes, how can we try to visualise how different…
![How to we promote resilience in post-disaster reconstruction? Building a 2nd floor on an already damaged 1st floor is not "reformative recovery". Picture taken in Port-au-Prince Haiti by David Lallemant](http://resilienturbanism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Rebuilding-on-Weak-Foundations-470x140.jpg)
I have been working as part of a team (with Anna among others), on an assessment of Haiti’s housing recovery and reconstruction process. Specifically I…