Events
Environmental and Social Stress Factors, Governance, and Small Arms Availability: The Potential For Conflict in Urban Areas
Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1998. (Comparative Urban Studies Occasional Paper Series; 15). PDF: 91KB/28 pages
After the Disaster: Rebuilding Communities
This report draws from the dialogue and seminar papers shared at an April 2011 meeting co-hosted by the Wilson Center and the Fetzer Institute to explore how best to respond to disasters. Highlighting the complex nature of disaster response and exploring ways to overcome the inherent tension between those responding to disasters and the local community, the discussion centered on how to identify the strengths of a community and use technology to better engage the local community and provide effective, sustainable relief.
Resiliency and Healthy Contexts: The Location of Culture
Paper contribution to the January 2009 seminar on community resilience.
Addressing Urban Poverty in Africa
The Comparative Urban Studies Project's Allison Garland discusses urban poverty in Africa, where the rate of urbanization is rapid as is the rise of slums.
Community, Healthy and Resilience: Reflections from the Perspective of Living City (Chile)
Paper contribution to the January 2009 seminar on community resilience.