![Rebuilding away from the coast: Whose risk is really reduced?](http://resilienturbanism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/mm2-470x140.png)
By Michelle Annette Meyer, PhD The Philippines faces a long road of recovery decisions that will affect the population’s risk for generations to come. One…
![Learning "lessons learned" from past disasters](http://resilienturbanism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Learning_Lessons_learned_Graphic_21-470x140.jpg)
It is shocking how many “lessons learned” documents rehash the same lessons that had supposedly been learned already. The conclusion seems clear: we are very…
![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…
![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…