http://www.epa.gov/ecocommunity/
The Environmental Protection Agency: Community-Based Environment
Program
(CBEP) integrates environmental management with human needs, considers
long-term ecosystem health, and highlights positive correlations
between economic prosperity and environmental well-being. The
site provides information on CBEP, news, publications, case studies,
tools, resources and useful links.
http://blue-sierra.com/logonet/gateway.php
The Local Governance Network (LOGOnet) gateway provides
access to its partner organization websites, and helps locate
Internet information and resources on local governance issues
in the Philippines. This network was established to create an
online community of organizations and individuals dedicated to
the improvement of local governance in the Philippines. It provides
both the partner organizations, and visitors to the network, the
opportunity to interact with diverse support institutions, and
encourages the exchange of information and exploring of areas
for collaboration.
http://www.ulai.org.il/f_lacde.htm
Local Authorities Confronting Disasters and Emergencies (LACDE)
is a non-profit international association established in 1994
to increase the effectiveness of local authorities to prepare
for and confront disasters and emergencies. The website provides
information on the activities and ongoing projects of LACDE and
its partner organizations. Also found on the site are various
fora facilitated by LACDE.
Radix (Radical Interpretations
of Disaster and Radical Solutions) is an interactive website
with interesting discussion on various disaster management issues.
The following three links are the most recent discussions on earthquake
rehabilitation issues, available on the website.
http://www.anglia.ac.uk/geography/radix/gujarat4.htm
Post-Earthquake Rehabilitation in Gujarat Nine Months After:
A Field Assessment by Rohit Jigyasu
http://www.anglia.ac.uk/geography/radix/gujarat5.htm
Rhetoric and Reality of Post-disaster Rehabilitation after the
Latur Earthquake of 1993: A Rejoinder by Krishna S Vatsa
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GUJARATDEVELOPMENT/message/64
Disasters, the World Bank and Participation: Relocation Housing
after the 1993 Earthquake in Maharashtra, India by Alex Salazar
(November 1998)
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