How can humanitarian actors support local government to lead recovery and reconstruction planning after urban crises? My current research project (with Elizabeth Parker, David Garcia…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Following a disaster local, national and international decision-makers make complex choices in a rapidly changing situation. They must match the needs of affected communities with…
