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La Obsolescencia como Oportunidad Para una Infraestructura Social: Torre David

Latin American case of a neglected infrastructure reconverted into ‘social infrastructure’. For its scale and diversity as well as its unfinished state, its inhabitants found an exceptional urban condition to rebuild a new identity as citizens. A set of 5 open systems that transformed that obsolescence into an alternative part of the city; a social…

Publication year: 2015
Content Type: Academic paper

Maternal, Not Paternal, PTSD Related to Increased Risk for PTSD in Offspring of Holocaust Survivors

A significant association between parental PTSD and the occurrence of PTSD in offspring has been noted, consistent with the idea that risk for the development of PTSD is transmitted from parent to child. Two recent reports linking maternal PTSD and low offspring cortisol prompted us to examine the relative contributions of maternal vs. paternal PTSD…

Publication year: 2008
Content Type: Academic paper

Mass Displacement and the Challenge for Urban Resilience

This report examines all forms of migration: forced and voluntary, domestic and cross-border, and in response to different pressures (particularly disasters and conflict). It focuses on the very large numbers of people moving out of conflict-affected places, across international borders, into urban areas of neighbouring or nearby countries. The report assesses the impact of mass…

Publication year: 2017
Content Type: Report

Map Kibera

Map Kibera is an initiative that in 2009 empowered young residents of Kibera, the largest slum in Nairobi, to create the first digital map of the area, which was previously a blank spot on the map. The initiative has since expanded into a full community information and media project that uses tools like mapping, SMS,…

Publication year: 2009
Content Type: Toolkit

Manual on Community-Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies and Displacement

The Manual on Community-Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in Emergencies and Displacement describes the process IOM MHPSS programme managers should follow to design and implement relevant programmes in the aftermath of an emergency and with displaced populations. While designed for IOM MHPSS programmes, the manual was compiled with the support of 100 experts…

Publication year: 2019
Content Type: Toolkit

Manual on Children’s Participation

This guide provides brief guidance, promising practice examples, useful reading references, and links to practical tools (in the annex) on how to implement children’s participation in: 1) research, 2) programming, 3) advocacy, 4) communications, and 5) fundraising.

Content Type: Toolkit

Living Through and Living On?

In this article, we examine the school project implemented by the architecture charity CatalyticAction in the informal refugee settlement of Jarahieh, in the Bekaa, Lebanon. In doing so, we propose an approach to participatory humanitarian architecture that extends beyond the mere act of designing “together” an “object building.” We see participatory architecture as a process…

Publication year: 2020
Content Type: Academic paper

Listen to Me: Protecting the Development of Young Children in Armed Conflict

Young children do experience violence, they do try to understand it, and they do remember it. We must pay attention to their reactions to these experiences. We must learn to comprehend the meaning of violence for young children especially when they lack critical language skills which help them to organize their perceptions and express their…

Publication year: 1998
Content Type: Report

Listen and Learn: Participatory Assessment with Children and Adolescents

This Tool sets out some specific considerations to be taken into account when working with girls and boys. It suggests a new approach to participatory assessments for children and adolescents. It describes the need for an ethical approach to participatory assessment and sets out the elements of such an approach. After providing some tips on…

Publication year: 2012
Content Type: Toolkit

Lebanon Cities’ Public Spaces

In Lebanon, the social connections are undeniable and crucial. However, meeting places remain private such as houses, restaurants, malls, and beach resorts. This is mainly due to the shortage of public spaces in Lebanon resulting from lack of planning, regulations and awareness around the right to the city and the importance of public spaces. In…

Publication year: 2018
Content Type: Academic paper

Leave No One Behind: Infrastructure and Inclusion

This review outlines ways in which different groups of people might be unintentionally excluded if their needs and livelihoods are not taken into account in infrastructure projects. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the concept of ‘leave no one behind’ capture the desire to ensure people are not excluded as citizens in their society. Some…

Publication year: 2018
Content Type: Report

Landscape as Playscape: The Effects of Natural Environments on Children’s Play and Motor Development

This study investigated the impacts of playing in a natural environment on motor development in children. A quasi-experimental study was conducted on five-, six-, and seven-year old children with an experimental group playing in a natural environment and a control group playing in a more traditional playground. When provided with a natural landscape in which…

Publication year: 2004
Content Type: Academic paper

Involving Children in Decision Making

The aim of this guide is to provide organisations with guidelines and associated practical activities to involve children under the age of 12 years in decision making within their services. This kit contains information for effective participation for service organisations and government agencies as well as practical ideas that organisations can apply to their services…

Publication year: 2015
Content Type: Toolkit

Interventions for Children Affected by Armed Conflict: A Systematic Review of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

Over one billion children under the age of 18 live in countries affected by armed conflict. This systematic review replicates an earlier study, aiming to provide a comprehensive update of the most current developments in interventions for children affected by armed conflict. Although the number of publications and level of evidence has improved since the…

Publication year: 2016
Content Type: Academic paper

Inclusive Urban Infrastructure Investments: A Guide for Municipalities

This publication is intended as a practical guide for mayors, local government officials, sector specialists, planners, and other decision makers involved in the programming and design of urban infrastructure projects in medium-sized cities. The guide aims to: – facilitate understanding of concepts and issues related to the design of infrastructure projects that will directly or…

Publication year: 2016
Content Type: Report

Impact of Armed Conflict on Children

The report, presented in 1996 to the UN General Assembly, described the brutality millions of children caught up in conflicts were exposed to and demonstrated the centrality of this issue to the international human rights, development and peace and security agendas. The author identified children as the primary victims of armed conflict and included a…

Publication year: 1996
Content Type: Report

IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings

The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) issues these Guidelines to enable humanitarian actors to plan, establish and coordinate a set of minimum multi-sectoral responses to protect and improve people’s mental health and psychosocial well-being in the midst of an emergency. The Guidelines offer essential advice on how to facilitate an integrated approach to address the most…

Publication year: 2007
Content Type: Toolkit

How The Different Policies and School Systems Affect the Inclusion of Syrian Refugee Children in Sweden, Germany, Greece, Lebanon and Turkey

This article compares how Syrian refugee children experience inclusion or exclusion in schools systems in Sweden, Germany, Greece, Turkey and Lebanon. The authors conclude that schools that include refugee children in regular classes with local children result in higher levels of school success compared to segregated systems which result in children leaving or not attending…

Publication year: 2019
Content Type: Academic paper

How Crazy Can it Be? An Assessment, Three Years Later, of Outcomes from a Participatory Project with Children in Johannesburg

This paper provides a follow-up, three years later, to a promising initiative by the city of Johannesburg. In 2000, the local authority invited children in four low-income neighborhoods to identify local concerns and to make recommendations, as a contribution to the city’s planning process. The follow-up investigation examined how the city had used the children’s…

Publication year: 2005
Content Type: Academic paper

Housing, Land & Property Issues in Lebanon: Implications of the Syrian Refugee Crisis

The urgent need for basic shelter has pushed many Syrian families to live in poor conditions, frequently in spaces not designed as shelters. The situation is further exacerbated with the arrival of new refugees, reducing hence the availability of housing and increasing the risk of eviction. The presence of these refugees has also had adverse…

Publication year: 2014
Content Type: Report

High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection Challenges: Protection and Solutions in Urban Settings

This report elaborates on the UNHCR’s dialogue on protection challenges which: 1) recognizes the important role of cities, local authorities and communities, including individual citizens and other local actors and partners, in protecting and assisting refugees, returnees and internally displaced and stateless populations, 2) takes stock of existing inter- and intra-city support measures and commitments,…

Publication year: 2018
Content Type: Report

Handbook for Self-reliance

Self-reliance is a key component in any strategy aimed at avoiding or addressing protracted refugee situations, enabling agencies and refugees to find durable solutions that are truly sustainable; providing a foundation for building towards the Millennium Development Goals; and developing capacities contributing to the pursuit of the Agenda for Protection. This handbook is about social…

Publication year: 2005
Content Type: Toolkit

Hack Our Play

Hack Our Play (HOP) is Singapore’s first participatory, community-built play space. It is an initiative that lets children, educators, and parents co-create their very own play space, from start to finish. Together, they will be able to conceive, create and curate a safe and unique play experience while also fostering stronger bonds, greater community investment…

Publication year: 2020
Content Type: Toolkit

Habitat III Issue Papers 18-Urban Infrastructure and Basic Services, Including Energy

The prevailing understanding of infrastructure has been typically based upon a limited view of infrastructure as discreet sectors which contain physical structures and facilities. Over the last decade, infrastructure has evolved to a more increasingly system based understanding which consists of networks of assets, knowledge and institutions.

Publication year: 2015
Content Type: Report

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