My dear friend, geographer Paul Susman, sent me this, which, if I may, I'll post on RADIX and also answer.
My all means the hexagon is notional and really only a place holder for more detailed mapping, planning and a consultative process eventually with villagers about the best locations. None of this is rocket science, and, as I wrote earlier, seems to me feasible given the present consultative role of village-based institutions, the presence at district and village scale of social mobilisers. With local elections this favourable institutional set up can only become more accountable (downwards) and credible in villagers' eyes.
Thanks, Paul!
Best, BEN
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From: Paul Susman <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Apr 28, 2015 11:26 AM
To: Ben Wisner <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Medical team by helicopter for Everest climbers, why not for isolated villages at EQ epicentre???
And, of course, Ben, as I know you’ll be keeping in mind the Cuban health care system way of locating the primary clinics, the key is travel time depending on travel mode. Thus the hexagon is distorted by foot paths vs. donkey paths vs….
I look forward to your posting.
Best,
Paul
Paul Susman
Professor of Geography & Latin American Studies
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
570-577-1222
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Dr. Ben Wisner
Aon-Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre, University College London, UK
& Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
& Environmental Studies Program, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA
"People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."