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On the “Top 10 Riskiest Cities” and Getting Mauled by Bears

On the “Top 10 Riskiest Cities” and Getting Mauled by Bears

April 18, 2014
by David Lallemant
English

In late March the large re-insurer Swiss-Re published a report ranking the world’s 616 largest urban centers according to risk from natural hazards. The report…

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San Francisco / Port-au-Prince partnership for earthquake resilience?

San Francisco / Port-au-Prince partnership for earthquake resilience?

March 28, 2014
by David Lallemant
English

I was recently reading through some of the articles in The Guardian’s Resilient Cities series. One of the articles that struck my interest describes a…

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Typhoon in the Philippines: reading between the lines of sensationalist journalism

Typhoon in the Philippines: reading between the lines of sensationalist journalism

November 29, 2013
by David Lallemant
English

For those who followed the news of the Philippines in the aftermath of typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda, the picture was one of a flailing government…

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Learning "lessons learned" from past disasters

Learning “lessons learned” from past disasters

November 19, 2013
by David Lallemant
English

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…

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Anchalee Koyamaholds Taweewattana districk, Bangkok Thailand November 2011 (Photo by Gideon Mendel)

Disasters no longer the events, but the contexts of our lives?

October 14, 2013
by David Lallemant
English

I recently found this 4-minute film by Gideon Mendel on floods in Bangkok. It is a beautiful piece. What makes it so striking is that…

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A general view of the Bangladeshi capital city Dhaka on September 20, 2010. The South Asian nation sits on active tectonic plates and is frequently jolted by tremors. The last major earthquake struck in 1896. AFP PHOTO/ Munir uz Zaman / Getty Images

Collapsed factory is a sign of Bangladesh’s tremendous earthquake vulnerability

September 13, 2013
by David Lallemant
English

Buildings should not collapse spontaneously! On April 24th 2013, the eight-story Rana Plaza garment factory collapsed within the Greater Dhaka Area in Bangladesh, killing over…

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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

Building Post-Disaster Resilience: A Diagram

July 16, 2013
by David Lallemant
English

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…

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The dynamics of risk are linked to the dynamics of cities. Understanding this interaction is key to promoting urban resilience.

Urban Resilience Blog!

June 24, 2013
by David Lallemant
English

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…

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