International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment

Cities and local governments need to get ready, reduce the risks and become resilient to disasters.

Editors of the International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment (IJDRBE) have said:

"For 2010 – 2011 and beyond, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) will campaign together with its partners for this to happen.

"I call for the need of world leaders to address climate change and reduce the increasing risk of disasters- and world leaders must include Mayors, townships and community leaders", stated UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (2009).

In this context, the 2010-2011 World Disaster Reduction Campaign “Making Cities Resilient” addresses issues of local governance and urban risk while drawing upon previous ISDR Campaigns on safer schools and hospitals, as well as on the sustainable urbanizations principles developed in the UN-Habitat World Urban Campaign 2009-2013.

Local governments are the institutional level closest to the citizens and to their communities. They play the first role in responding to crises and emergencies and in attending to the needs of their constituencies. They deliver essential services to their citizens (health, education, transport, water, etc.), which need to be made resilient to disasters.

Accordingly, there is a need for national governments, local government associations, international, regional and civil society organizations, donors, the private sector, academia and professional associations as well as every citizen to engage in the process of making cities safe from disasters."

This themed issue of the International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment is proposed for researchers and academics, policy makers and other professionals working with disaster prevention, mitigation, response and reconstruction responsibilities who wish to improve their working knowledge of both theory and practice in making cities resilient to disasters.

For more information, go to: International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment.

The Planning Institute of Australia has made the online journal available to members. Please email us for log on details.

Disaster Management Papers

The 2008 EAROPH congress considered heritage assets and disaster management.

Given the recent adverse weather conditions in Australia, members of EAROPH Australia may be interested in the 36 presentations and / or papers on various aspects of natural disaster management presented at that congress.

eBulletin Vol-2 2010

The link to the EAROPH eBulletin Vol-2 2010 was e-mailed to EAROPH Australia members today.

It contains:

1. Full Report on the 2010 EAROPH Golden Jubilee 22nd Congress in Adelaide

2. Report — The Habitat Professionals Forum (HPF) , and

3. 54th IFHP World Congress in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 14-17 November 2010.

Methodology for Estimating Carbon Footprint of Road Projects

Methodology for Estimating Carbon Footprint of Road Projects

This case study was prepared by the South Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank in collaboration with officials in India.

This report provides field knowledge to those in the sector who may have difficulty in accessing data. The ADB's South Asia department hopes that this report will lead to greater refinement and to the development of a robust carbon footprint model for transport projects.