Green Reconstruction: Laying a Firm Foundation for Haiti's Recovery
| Autor: | Bracken Hendricks, Ronald Toussaint, Aimée Christensen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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| Zdroj: | Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization. 5:129-141 |
| ISSN: | 1558-2485 1558-2477 |
| DOI: | 10.1162/inov_a_00049 |
| Popis: | of this tragic earthquake, the question to put before Haiti and the community of nations is not whether to build back green but, rather, what possible justification could there be to shortchange the Haitian people by locking in wasteful, unhealthy, and unsustainable practices when smarter solutions exist?” The answer is self-evident, but the urgency of the disaster response, along with improper accounting of the real costs and benefits of reconstruction decisions, could easily stand in the way of realizing the current opportunity. Haiti has a strong interest in a reconstruction process that not only rebuilds critical infrastructure to address pressing short-term needs and a simmering humanitarian crisis, but also lays the foundation for long-term growth, develops local economic assets, and improves access to vital services. The global community has a clear obligation to ensure that the reconstruction of Haiti’s infrastructure increases economic resilience by adding value to existing indigenous assets and reducing vulnerability to external shocks, whether from natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes, or man-made crises like spiking energy prices and declining agricultural productivity. |
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