Disasters "very rarely not a design failure" says expert Lucy Easthope
Emergency planner Lucy Easthope gets "chills at the back of the neck" when hearing that architects are working pro bono on disaster recovery.
Source: dezeen.com
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'Ditching your bed is not enough!' UK 'not ready' for bed bug infestation, expert warns | UK | News
One of the world's foremost disaster experts has warned the UK is 'not ready' for an invasion of bedbugs.
Source: express.co.uk
Frontiers | Flood Recovery Outcomes and Disaster Assistance Barriers for Vulnerable Populations
Disaster recovery spending for major flood events in the United States is at an all-time high. Yet research examining equity in disaster assistance increasingly shows that recovery funding underserves vulnerable populations. Based on a review of academic and grey literature, this article synthesizes empirical knowledge of population disparities in access to flood disaster assistance and outcomes during disaster recovery. The results identify renters, low-income households, and racial and ethnic minorities as populations that most face barriers accessing federal assistance and experience advers...
Source: frontiersin.org
Eight Days of Hope planning ice storm response in Texas
TUPELO • Faith-based disaster relief nonprofit Eight Days of Hope (EDOH) are heading to Houston, Texas, to help repair damage left in the wake of last week’s ice storm.
Source: djournal.com