Gestión del riesgo de amenazas naturales en proyectos de desarrollo : Lista de preguntas de verificación ("Checklist")

Este documento será beneficioso para especialistas y profesionales responsables del desarrollo de los proyectos financiados por el Banco en los países prestatarios, tanto para aplicar la gestión del riesgo en el ciclo de preparación e implementación de los programas de desarrollo, como para que su aplicación estimule la practica general de la reducción de los impactos devastadores de los desastres en América Latina y el Caribe.

Community involvement in planning and design for a rehabilition programme : A case of Latur Rehabilitation Programme

Shelter design and delivery is not only mere design or an architectural exercise but a pleasurable experience. However, planning and designing for rehabilitation programmes needs to be looked into through a social and sympathetic approach. In fact it requires integration of cultural and ethnic styles of the uprooted families into the planning and design of the new housing. It is always possible to conduct such exercises through participation of the beneficiaries in the normal designing process however, initiation of such a process for rehabilitation requires effort. This paper is a description of the case of Latur where the trauma stricken people, who refused to accept new housing provided by the NGOs and other donor organizations, readily accepted and moved into the housing provided by HUDCO. In the four villages adopted by HUDCO the people were involved in the planning process right from inception. Traditional living styles of the people were understood very well before conceptualizing the rehabilitation programme for the villagers. The clusters, the main entrance, the baithak and the open courtyard activity space were built into these designs, which were preferred to any other schemes in the affected towns and villages. (AU)