Rising From The Ashes: Development Strategies In Times Of Disaster

by Mary Baughman Anderson, Peter J Woodrow

Overview

This book explores the significant role of grassroots organizations in complementing that of governments and intergovernmental organizations in situations of disaster relief and shows how creative local initiatives can result in the mutual reinforcement of emergency relief and development programs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367301569
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/31/2021
Pages:	338
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.31(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mary B. Anderson, Peter J. Woodrow

Table of Contents

Foreword — Introduction — Lessons Learned and Guidelines for Program Design — Introduction to Part I — A Framework for Analyzing Capacities and Vulnerabilities — First Decisions in Programming — The Context of Programming — Dimensions of Programming — People and Programming — Approaches to Programming — Cooperation and Accountability in Programming — Conclusion — IRDP Case Histories — Introduction to Part II — Wollo Rehabilitation and Disaster Prevention Projects Wollo, Ethiopia — Ethiopia Emergency Program Yifat na Timuga, Ethiopia — Proyecto Nueva Vida Armero Armero, Colombia — Cereal Banks in Burkina Faso Food Security, Drought, and Development — Kordofan Agroforestry Extension Project Northern Kordofan, Sudan — Earthquake Housing Reconstruction and Rural Development Joyabaj, Quiché, Guatemala — Local Resource Management Project Santo Domingo, Albay, Bicol Region, Philippines — Qala En Nahal Refugee Settlement Project Eastern Sudan — NOMAD PROGRAM Tin Aicha, Mali — Promotion of Health Care Among Khmer Refugees in Greenhill Site B Surin, Thailand — Northeast Thailand Project Surin, Thailand — Annotated List of Additional IRDP Case Histories

Editorial Reviews

Proceedings held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 1987. Includes reports on technical and managerial expertise levels reached in frontier scientific projects (high energy physics; equipment) in Latin America since 1983. Contributions are by some 200 physicists and cover topics that include: a standard model of elementary particles and forces; physics and politics in the US; hadronic interactions induced by cosmic rays. Acidic paper; no index. Guidelines for designing relief programs to counter the effects of natural or human-caused disasters. The authors assess the needs of afflicted communities and argue that development efforts should be based on existing capacities. They examine social and attitudinal characteristics of the affected population and physical aspects of the disaster site. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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