Natural disasters are a fact of life. In recent years, earthquakes have shaken Japan, China, Indonesia and Haiti; flooding has swamped Pakistan and the Mississippi Delta; hurricanes have tested New Orleans and the U.S. Gulf Coast; and tornadoes have ripped through Alabama and Arkansas. Over the past five years, more than 13 million people have lost their home to a natural disaster.

“Housing cities after a disaster” highlights the urgent need for urban disaster planning and outlines how planning for permanence during rebuilding creates a more solid path to recovery.

Shelter Report 2012
You can review the executive summary or download the report in its entirety.

Shelter Report 2011
Housing and Health: Partners against poverty

Shelter Report 2010
The case for low-income homeowners

Shelter report 2008
Building a secure future through effective land policies

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