![Freedom to participate: can the capability approach offer insight into participation in disaster recovery processes?](http://resilienturbanism.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Homeless-but-not-hopeless-470x140.jpg)
After a disaster, do people always have the capabilities to participate fully in the reconstruction and recovery process? In the development and humanitarian fields, we…
![How to bridge theory, policy and practice in post-disaster shelter?](http://resilienturbanism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Shelter-PechaKucha-Posters-470x140.jpg)
Earlier this year Laura Heykoop, Bernadette Devilat and I ran a Shelter Research PechaKucha to test one way of bridging the theory-policy-practice divide. The aim…
![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…
![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…
![Market day in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Credit: David Lallemant](http://resilienturbanism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/market-day_cropped-470x140.jpg)
In my masters dissertation I investigated the relationship between the shelter assistance provided after disasters and the recovery of affected communities. While my research identified…
![The dynamics of risk are linked to the dynamics of cities. Understanding this interaction is key to promoting urban resilience.](http://resilienturbanism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/PaP-Aerial-470x140.png)
I’m excited to think/write/engage with the idea of “resilient urbanism.” Here are some of the reasons: First, I think that “resilience” is an extremely empowering…