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