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Thu, Nov 15 2012 14:20:17

#citychat No. 7 : Post-disaster Planning

On Thursday, November 15th @MITCoLab hosted a twitter chat about post-disaster planning and humanitarian action with the help of @alisonkilling and @katzncrawf. This chat will inform the (re)constructing the city event on November 30th, 2012.

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  2. Welcome to #citychat and chat instructions: 

  3. #citychat No. 7 : Post-disaster Planning
    mitcolab
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    Wed, Sep 26 2012 17:00:00
  4. MITCoLab
    MIT CoLab@MITCoLab
    #citychat is a space to discuss city and regional planning issues. Please tweet your thoughts during the chat!
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:00:23
  5. MITCoLab
    MIT CoLab@MITCoLab
    This #citychat – post-disaster planning - is about reconstructing cities after disaster and humanitarian agencies' and others' role in that.
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:00:40
  6. MITCoLab
    MIT CoLab@MITCoLab
    Look out for tweets from @UNHabitatHAITI @HarlemATM1804 @undertentshaiti @charengai @bemorera @jt71J They’re #citychat panellists today.
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:01:55
  7. thinkingdevelop
    Thinking Development@thinkingdevelop
    Just about to join #citychat on (re)constructing the city: what is urban design for Haiti?....
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:01:08

  8. Participants discussed 5 questions during the chat: 

    Q1) What role should humanitarian organizations play after a disaster? What role should city planners play? 

    Q2) Is there a tension between targeting vulnerable individuals and the public good and, if so, how can it be reconciled? 

    Q3) What happens if the local government - that usually decides on standards or gives approvals - has no capacity? 

    Q4) Govt + humanitarian bureaucracies tend to organise in sectors. Does this fit with day-to-day life or making future city plans? 

    Q5) How significant is humanitarian action in reconstructing the city  compared to the contributions of others?

  9. UnderTentsHaiti
    UnderTentsHaiti@UnderTentsHaiti
    A1) Humanitarian agencies must work 2gether w/planners, under leadership of govt. Each has a specialty & can inform the other. #citychat
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:05:32
  10. alisonkilling
    Alison Killing@alisonkilling
    @HarlemATM1804 you need to put #citychat in each tweet so that it shows in the discussion timeline and people can follow :)
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:05:56
  11. HarlemATM1804
    Harley Etienne@HarlemATM1804
    @MITCoLab Sorry forgot the #citychat Read Olshansky (2009) disasters create a need to do it all at once
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:06:44
  12. jconstain
    Juan Constain@jconstain
    @MITCoLab A1) They must provide immediate attention to basic needs. Planners must assess and prevent further damage. #citychat
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:06:49
  13. MITCoLab
    MIT CoLab@MITCoLab
    @UnderTentsHaiti RE A1) How does conflict come up when agencies try to work together? #citychat
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:07:14
  14. bemorera
    Braulio Edu Morera@bemorera
    A1) We, planners, try to participate in relief for obvious reasons. Focus should be recovery #citychat
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:08:11
  15. MITCoLab
    MIT CoLab@MITCoLab
    [We have special twitterers from Haiti, New Jersey, New York, and Japan today. Welcome to #citychat ! Thank you for coming.]
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:05:22
  16. charengai
    Darren Gill@charengai
    @MITCoLab: hum orgs should fill gaps / bring prior experience / provide support to state + private actors. may find huge gaps. #citychat
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:08:45
  17. TPFsquare
    TPF² 東北プラニングフォーラム@TPFsquare
    Best recovery projects/plans were achieved in places where planners had established contacts to communities prior to the disaster. #citychat
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:08:59
  18. UnderTentsHaiti
    UnderTentsHaiti@UnderTentsHaiti
    @MITCoLab Inevitable. But roles (and leadership) shld b clearly defined with decisions driven by grassroots participation & gov't #citychat
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:09:11
  19. UnderTentsHaiti
    UnderTentsHaiti@UnderTentsHaiti
    A1) #citychat Hum orgs are bound by #Haitian law. It is paramount that city planners take the lead in zoning & outlining clear plans.
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:10:29
  20. ULGlobalCities
    Annick Labeca@ULGlobalCities
    upgrading zoning in zones at risk such as coastal sites, zones affected by natural disasters? #citychat
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:10:31
  21. eclisham
    Elaine Clisham@eclisham
    Join us over at @MITCoLab's #citychat. We're talking about post-disaster planning.
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:10:40
  22. NewJerseyFuture
    New Jersey Future@NewJerseyFuture
    Join us over at @MITCoLab's #citychat. We're talking about post-disaster planning.
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:10:40
  23. alisonkilling
    Alison Killing@alisonkilling
    A1) it's a question of how early that recovery can start for large orgs-its the day after the disaster for the affected population #citychat
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:11:18
  24. ULGlobalCities
    Annick Labeca@ULGlobalCities
    After 2010 Cyclone Xynthia such questions of upgrading zoning in zones at risk were raised in France #citychat
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:11:28
  25. UnderTentsHaiti
    UnderTentsHaiti@UnderTentsHaiti
    @eclisham @Jt71J In #Haiti, problem of land. Essential that gov't take leadinq role in allocation so orgs can do their part. #citychat
    Thu, Nov 15 2012 12:11:47

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