INTERVIEW WITH THE RESILIENT HOUSING DESIGN COMPETITION 2013 WINNERS (INDIA)
by: Michelle Fox, Director of Art + Communications Shifting our approach Shelter accounts for the highest amount of monetary losses in climate related disasters (Comerio, 1997). Housing is often the single largest asset owned by individuals and families. After a storm or natural disaster, resources are focused on restoring shelters to their previous state of operation—often times rebuilding with little to no modifications to the previous design—simply bouncing back. However,
ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS: EXAMINING THE DA NANG MASTER PLAN
By Thanh Ngo and Stephanie Lyons; ISET-International, Vietnam What will happen if a city’s master plan doesn’t address flood risks in the context of climate change? This crucial question is addressed in a Da Nang Policy brief released earlier this year by ISET-International under a project funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. The policy brief, entitled “Alternative development pathways: Examining the Da Nang master plan”, explores the implications of Da Nang’s current city
