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|a Land and natural disasters |h [electronic resource] |b Guidance for practitioners |y English. |
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|a Nairobi, Kenya : |b United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), |c 2010. |
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|a International government publication |
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|a "Daniel Fitzpatrick (Austalian National University) prepared the main draft"--P. 2. |
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|a Copyright © United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), 2010. |
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|a (2010). Land and natural disasters: guidance for practitioners. United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Humanitarian Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), Global Land Tool Network. |
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|a This UN-HABITAT document is a guideline study addressing land issues through a holistic approach covering various phases of disaster, from the immediate aftermath through early recovery and reconstruction. Relief and recovery actors (NGOs, donors, governments, affected communities, and grassroots organizations) are the major target groups for this project. In the introduction, two major reasons are provided as to why good land use planning is of significance to communities: (i) its salience for disaster prevention; and (ii) its relevance for recovery following disaster. Land issues such as security of tenure, land use, land access, and land administration, are essential to key humanitarian sectors, including shelter, protection, livelihoods, and early recovery. After the introduction, the second chapter deals with post-disaster land issues, with a particular focus on concepts of vulnerability and resilience in land governance systems. Unsustainable land use, poor urban planning, landlessness, weak land administration, and land-related discrimination are considered key characteristics of poor land governance. The third chapter covers issues relating to land assessments both in the immediate aftermath of a disaster and in the early recovery period. In the following chapter, the document addresses the three key humanitarian sectors most likely to be affected by land issues: emergency shelter, human rights protection, and agricultural and rural livelihoods. The fifth chapter examines five key issues considered important for effective transition from humanitarian relief to sustainable development: security of land tenure, land and the landless, land administration, land use and settlement planning, and access to land for relocation and infrastructure. The next chapter provides a timeline of operations, and steps in addressing post-disaster land issues. In the seventh chapter, the document discusses the monitoring and evaluating of land-related interventions. In the concluding chapter, the study provides several recommendations for national governments, civil society, and the international humanitarian community regarding land use after disaster. Overall, this publication is an important guiding source for practitioners and relevant stakeholders. The glossary, along with sixty-five lists of tables/figures/boxes, augments the information covered in the previous eight chapters. |
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|a Electronic reproduction. |c Florida International University, |d 2013. |f (dpSobek) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. |
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|a Natural hazards and disasters. |
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|a Disaster response and recovery. |
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|a Land use |x Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
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|a Humanitarian assistance |x Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
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|a Disaster relief |x Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
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|a United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT). |4 ctb |
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|a Global Land Tool Network. |4 ctb |
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|a Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU), |e summary contributor. |
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|c Original |w (OCoLC)664131693 |
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|u http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI13042472/00001 |y Click here for full text |
