By Eva Bogdan The 2013 flood impacted 30 communities in southern Alberta. The most severely hit was the Town of High River: over 13,000 residents were evacuated, 59% of the land was inundated by water and 70% of homes were moderately to severely damage …
By Lisa Strychar The literature and international case studies on community housing programs and post disaster housing recovery/reconstruction commonly speak to building back better (BBB) in light of other models used for designing and delivering housi …
Build Back Better (BBB) has become the new disaster recovery mantra. In this series, we explore recovery as a balancing act. Based on case studies from around the world and around the corner, we collectively explore key tensions during recovery. These …
By Tyler Andrews, Senior Policy Analyst at Infrastructure Canada, working primarily on projects related to structural disaster mitigation and brownfield redevelopment. The City of Toronto has experienced a significant evolution in its urban fabric over …
Many schoolyards in Canada look like parking lots: vast asphalt or gravel surfaces with little shade or vegetation. Too hot in the summer, too cold in the winter, these are the places where children go to learn and play for much of their childhoods. Th …
Understanding opportunities for managed retreat can aid in informing local governments and decision- makers about their adaptation options.
Lessons for how to prevent post-disaster resettlement in disaster-prone areas: examining two Indonesian case studies
This research examines the importance of forest cover and protected areas in villages susceptible to natural disasters on Java Island.
