Dear All
Many thanks for your very useful responses on this question. This material
should prove invaluable not only for the WDR but for the International
Federation's recovery people in Pakistan & Geneva.
Best regards
Jonathan
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Jonathan Walter
Editor, World Disasters Report
c/o International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
South Asia Regional Delegation
C-1/35 Safdarjang Development Area
New Delhi-110 016, INDIA
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ilan Kelman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: Kashmir quake/EQ safe buildings
>I agree that GDP per person would best be avoided for such calculations,
>particularly since measures more reflective of people, communities, and
>livelihoods exist. Examples are the Human Development Index
>http://hdr.undp.org and progress (or lack thereof) towards the Millennium
>Development Goals http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals Naturally, all indices
>have limitations, but true poverty, lack of access to resources, and
>absence of choices to reduce vulnerability are poorly indicated by a number
>which describes only one small part of the economy. It is indeed a
>fascinating exercise to examine countries' military budgets compared to
>their environment, development, sustainability, and disaster risk reduction
>budgets.
>
> Amongst other excellent publications related to this topic, see UNDP's
> "Reducing Disaster Risk: A Challenge for Development" (edited by Mark
> Pelling et al.) http://www.undp.org/bcpr/disred/rdr.htm For indicating
> the cost-effectiveness of disaster risk reduction measures on purely
> monetary terms, see the compilation of case studies at
> http://www.ilankelman.org/miscellany/MitigationSaves.rtf
>
> In addition to the chapter mentioned by Ben Wisner
> http://online.northumbria.ac.uk/geography_research/radix/resources/school-seismic-safety-august2004.doc
> other useful sources on the necessity of and possibilities for (and at
> times cost-effectiveness of) building seismic safety are listed below.
> Let us continue countering the suggestion that short-term macroeconomic
> indicators should be the criteria which dictate our decisions. Initial
> investment is required at times, but (a) if we can afford to buy guns and
> missiles (which are sometimes necessary) then we can afford to save
> children's lives (which is always necessary) and (b) immense financial and
> non-financial rewards will be reaped through appropriate disaster risk
> reduction measures.
>
> After all, good capitalists will save money by stopping disasters
> http://online.northumbria.ac.uk/geography_research/radix/resources/kelman-good-capitalists-stop-disasters.doc
>
> Ilan
>
> OECD Recommendation Concerning Guidelines on Earthquake Safety in Schools
> http://www.oecd.org/document/41/0,2340,en_2649_34527_8002921_1_1_1_1,00.html
>
> ADPC Creating Earthquake Preparedness in Schools
> http://www.adpc.net/AUDMP/library/safer_cities/10.pdf along with similarly
> useful documents at http://www.adpc.net/audmp/library.html
>
> OAS' Eduplan http://www.proventionconsortium.org/goodpractices/eduplan.htm
> and
> http://www.crid.or.cr/crid/CD_EIRD_Informa/esp/revista/No1_2001/pagina10.htm
>
> The Spanish version of Safe Hospitals: A Collective Responsibility
> http://www.paho.org/spanish/dd/ped/SafeHospitals.htm
>
> "Housing construction in earthquake-prone places: Perspectives, priorities
> and projections for development" by James Lewis in the "Australian Journal
> of Emergency Management"
> http://www.ema.gov.au/agd/EMA/rwpattach.nsf/viewasattachmentpersonal/(7F5D0EE0AF16918EF9B38CEAD6098342)~AJEM+4+HOUSING+CONSTRUCTION.pdf/$file/AJEM+4+HOUSING+CONSTRUCTION.pdf
> (URL might break into more than one line).
>
> A discussion by Ben Wisner and James Lewis in the "UN Chronicle"
> http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2003/issue3/0303p49.asp on building
> collapse in earthquakes.
>
> Rajib Shaw's article on "Living with Earthquakes: School Earthquake Safety
> Program"
> http://www.hyogo.uncrd.or.jp/publication/proceedings/2002workshop/2002Kobe/SCHOOL/A_ARYA/PAPER.PDF
>
> British Columbia's "School Earthquake Safety Guidebook"
> http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/capitalplanning/schoolearthquakesafetyguidebook.pdf
> and see Tracy Monk's lobbying on this issue at http://www.fsssbc.org
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