An overview of the people-centered design process undertaken by Practical Action in the development of a flood solutions catalgoue under the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. UX Discovery – Practical Action UX Discovery – Practical Action
Based on the belief that residents are experts in their neighborhoods, URBZ organizes collaborative workshops, hands-on research projects, and interactive solution sharing on the web. URBZ regularly organizes participatory workshops that last 2 to 7 days where local residents work in small teams with guests from various fields to produce documentation in the form of surveys, designs, multimedia …
Guidelines for community mobilization programming developed by the American Red Cross. The guidelines were developed based on the results of a knowledge audit conducted with the American Red Cross Internal Services Department team with regional program officers, Quality and Learning Advisors and field delegates. The guidelines recognize that a resilient community is one that possesses the physical, psychological, social, and …
A case study from a township in South Africa that participated in a research project that used community based risk assessments to inform development policies in local government. Their hope is that the research will make their community safer. One in a series of video case studies created by the Global Network for Disaster Reduction. …
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Overview of the history and work of the Youth Preparedness Council convened by FEMA to engage youth in guiding national preparedness programs. FEMA Youth Preparedness Council History http://www.ready.gov/youth-preparedness
Manual developed by CAFOD on how to use participatory mapping for community risk assessment. Main report http://www.cafod.org.uk/content/download/10852/86039/file/CAFOD_P3DM_Manual_Small.pdf