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Tag Archives: disaster
Key Messages from the ICLEI Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Forum in Melaka, Malaysia, March 2016
By Renard Teipelke The following are a couple of key messages and interesting thoughts from the ICLEI Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Forum, held in Melaka, Malaysia, 2-4 March 2016. On capacities and partnership: There will always be trade-offs for convincing actors … Continue reading
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Tagged agreement, Asia, budget, Conference, disaster, forum, ICLEI, institution, local government, management, MDGs, monitoring, Pacific, planning, resilience, SDGs, UN, urban planning, vision, youth
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Optimism in Crisis: Necessary? Useful? Honest?
By Renard Teipelke The defining features in Caracas, Detroit, and Metro Manila are different. But no matter if it concerns crime, bankruptcy, or disaster risks, the defining features are strongly related to urban crises. While some cities enjoy a status … Continue reading
Posted in opinions
Tagged catastrophe, climate change, crisis, disaster, flood, international development, resilience, urban development, visioning, vulnerability
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Disasters, Statistical Data, and Human Lives
By Renard Teipelke More than 6,000 people dead, more than 4 million people displaced, more than 12 million people affected: In the early days of November 2013, the central parts of the Philippines were hit by a tropical cyclone, which … Continue reading
Posted in opinions
Tagged climate change, data, disaster, emergency, Haiyan, housing, livelihood, Philippines, Place Management, reconstruction, recovery, resilience, shelter, spatial planning, statistics, typhoon, Yolanda
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B(r)and Aid for Nations
By Renard Teipelke Do you remember the time when some nations or their progressive leaders/decision makers thought of nation branding as an innovative and cool tool to position their country in a globalized world?! That is to say: a time … Continue reading
Posted in opinions, pick of the day
Tagged Arab Revolution, Arab Spring, country brand, crisis, crisis management, disaster, economic development, erdogan, Fukushima, Greece, Image, Japan, Middle East, nation branding, recovery, tourism, turkey, US
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