Vol. 7, No. 4 October-December 2001

Editor's Corner...

Special Insert...

Book Review...

ADPC Programs and Activities...


Theme


From the grassroots


Insight


AUDMP - making cities safer


Bookmarks


WWW Sites

World Wide Web Site...

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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