1. Shelter Centre Meeting, Geneva24 May 2012 Sustainable Reconstruction in Urban Areas A Handbook Project Coordinator: Sandra D’Urzo, IFRC Lead Author and concept: Claudia Schneider, Skat 1

2. Shelter Centre Meeting, Geneva24 May 2012 Why a new handbook?  Disasters in urban areas  Most manuals only focus on rural areas  A lot of guidelines are about T-shelter  Our focus is more on permanent reconstruction  Focus on housing  It takes into account new concepts and technologies  It offers context-specific options  It is for field practitioners, programme managers, governmental institutions, etc. 2

3. Shelter Centre Meeting, Geneva24 May 2012 What is the content?  Overview  Principles of sustainable reconstruction  Technical  Institutional  Social  Environmental  Economic 3

4. Shelter Centre Meeting, Geneva24 May 2012 What is the content? Chapter 1 – Needs assessment and analysis  Community assessment  Damage assessment  Land assessment  Mapping (incl participatory enumeration, etc.)  Environmental impact assessment  Institutional assessment 4

5. Shelter Centre Meeting, Geneva24 May 2012 What is the content? Chapter 2 – Methodological approach  Types of approaches  How to select the right approach (temporary or permanent solutions)  Host families  Cash-based solutions (cash for work)  Construction material banks  Participatory approaches  Use of information technology  And much more….. 5

6. Shelter Centre Meeting, Geneva24 May 2012 What is the content? Chapter 3 – Who is involved  Roles and responsibilities (authorities, experts, civil society, etc.)  Organisational set-up 6

7. Shelter Centre Meeting, Geneva24 May 2012 What is the content? Chapter 4 – Preparation  How to select beneficiaries  Social mobilisation (community action plan)  Programme planning  Land survey  Site selection 7

8. Shelter Centre Meeting, Geneva24 May 2012 What is the content? Chapter 5 – Planning and design process  Settlement planning  Principles of housing design  Building form 8

9. Shelter Centre Meeting, Geneva24 May 2012 What is the content? Chapter 6 – Infrastructure  Water supply  Sanitation  Drainage  Roads  Solid waste management  Energy  Social infrastructure 9

10. Shelter Centre Meeting, Geneva24 May 2012 What is the content? Chapter 7 – Implementation  Demolition and debris (debris reuse)  Technical reference centres  Reuse of temporary shelters  Building conversions (use of existing buildings)  Retrofitting and repairs  Construction materials  Construction technologies (prefabrication, on-site)  Construction elements (foundation, walls, etc.)  Site management  Construction waste management 10

11. Shelter Centre Meeting, Geneva24 May 2012 What is the content? Chapter 8 – Monitoring and risk reduction  Quality control  M&E (regular monitoring)  Maintenance  Disaster risk reduction (responsibilities, approaches, communication) Example: 11

12. Shelter Centre Meeting, Geneva24 May 2012 What is the content? Annex  References  Further reading  Links  Practical checklists  Contact details 12

13. Shelter Centre Meeting, Geneva24 May 2012 What is the content? Pull-out (attached) 13

14. Shelter Centre Meeting, Geneva24 May 2012 Acknowledgements 14 And more supporters and contributors….

15. Shelter Centre Meeting, Geneva24 May 2012 Contact IFRC Sandra.durzo@ifrc.org Skat claudia.schneider@skat.ch 15