Habitat Debate Volume 12:4

A new start: The paradox of crisis

CASE STUDY Housing, land and property in sub-Saharan Africa..........................11
Cities at Risk: a case for better planning, management and
policies..................................................................................................................7
FORUM Cities are getting more and more vulnerable .......................................6
Getting the right approach to long-term post-crisis shelter
strategies ...........................................................................................................8
Post-conflict housing, land and property rights ..............................10
Building back better – post-crisis economic recovery and
development..................................................................................................14
Good governance makes sense for safer, cleaner cities ................15
Reducing disaster risk – what are we waiting for?............................16
SPECIAL MAP Cities at Risk..........................................................................................12, 13
EYE WITNESS America’s response to disaster.................................................................17
DATA CRUNCH Putting disaster data into
perspective.............................................................................................18,19
OPINION Post-crisis, long-term shelter response is vital .....................................9
Sustainable relief and reconstruction – transforming disasters into
opportunities for sustainable development ......................................20