Abstract Information is a source of power in the planning process. This article begins by assessing five perspectives of the planner's use of information: those of the technician, the incremental pragmatist, the liberal advocate, the structuralist, and the “progressive.” Then several types of misinformation (inevitable or unnecessary, ad hoc or systematic) are distinguished in a reformulation of bounded rationality in planning, and practical responses by planning staff are identified. The role and ethics of planners acting as sources of misinformation are considered. In practice planners work in the face of power manifest as the social and political (mis)-man-agement of citizens' knowledge, consent, trust, and attention. Seeking to enable planners to anticipate and counteract sources of misinformation threatening public serving, democratic planning processes, the article clarifies a practical and politically sensitive form of “progressive” planning practice.

Planning in the Face of Power.

Personal Knowledge Towards A Post Critical Philosophy

With increasing evidence of global warming, many cities have focused attention on response plans to address their populations’ vulnerabilities. Despite expected increased frequency and intensity of heat waves, the health impacts of such events in urban areas can be minimized with careful policy and economic investments. We focus on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and ask two questions. First, what are the top factors contributing to heat vulnerability and how do these characteristics manifest geospatially throughout Pittsburgh? Second, assuming the City wishes to deploy additional cooling centers, what placement will optimally address the vulnerability of the at risk populations? We use national census data, ArcGIS geospatial modeling, and statistical analysis to determine a range of heat vulnerability indices and optimal cooling center placement. We find that while different studies use different data and statistical calculations, all methods tested locate additional cooling centers at the confluence of the thr...

A Heat Vulnerability Index and Adaptation Solutions for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (SFDRR) and its implementation is evaluated after its first five years. A dozen questions that the author and a colleague used in their evaluation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005–2015 (HFA) are repeated. Improvements are noted in relation to possible coherence and alignment with other components of the Post-2015 Agenda, especially as regards climate change and urban disasters as well as the higher visibility of civil society and women, and also regarding the specificity of targets and monitoring of governments’ successes. Nevertheless, the overall conclusion is that both the HFA and the SFDRR fail to deal with root causes of disaster. A new, radically proactive leadership role is suggested for the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction in partnership with civil society in identifying and warning all engaged in Post-2015 Agenda activities of possible creation of new risk by agenda implementation activities, especially for the poor and already-marginalized.

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Five Years Beyond Sendai—Can We Get Beyond Frameworks?

Global indexes rank Bangladesh as the 5th most disaster-prone country in the world with immense loss of life and property. In this frightening narrative of death and damage, rural people are often the most vulnerable with limited access to infrastructure (e.g. information, governance, education, and clean water) leaving them unable to cope with the effects of a disaster. More than 2,500 registered Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) are delivering numerous community level programs in Bangladesh. However, a majority of these NGOs are non-Disaster Risk Reduction (non-DRR) in their core business lacking the expertise and resources to implement programs that directly impact DRR. This paper seeks to propose a practice issues for NGOs in Bangladesh looking to strengthen their community-based DRR mainstreaming initiatives. The researchers conducted a comprehensive review of published documents around the principles that guide international disaster risk reduction globally alongside a review of international best practices for NGO’s in mainstreaming disaster risk reduction. The findings of the study reveal a need for a multi-stakeholders’ involvement in line with global best practices aimed at reducing disaster risk. The International Decade for Disaster Risk Reduction (1990-1999), Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-2015), and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015–2030) emphasized the active involvement of all necessary parties from Non-government organizations (NGOs) to government agencies and community groups in coming together to achieve mainstream disaster risk reduction. Furthermore, NGOs have the opportunity to build up the communities more resilient by including DRR principles and practices within their regular relief and development programs.

International principles of disaster risk reduction informing NGOs strategies for community based DRR mainstreaming: The Bangladesh context

Disaster Recovery Through the Lens of Justice

A History of Hazard Mitigation in the United States Mary V. McCarthy and John J. Kiefer Mitigation and Emergency Management Naim Kapucu and Vener Garayev Intergovernmental Relations and Hazard Mitigation Jerry V. Graves Public-Private Partnerships in Mitigation Initiatives Robert Anderson and Ines Pearce The Growing Role of the Private Sector in Mitigation Monica Farris and Alessandra Jerolleman The National Flood Insurance Program and the Community Rating System French Wetmore Risk Communications Betty Hearn Morrow Natural Hazards and the Law Edward A. Thomas, Esq. Involving the Community in Mitigation and Outreach Richard L. Krajeski and Kristina J. Peterson Persuasion and Policy Tammy Esteves Non-FEMA Mitigation: Local Government Actions Frances L. Edwards and Daniel C. Goodrich State Initiatives Frances L. Edwards and Daniel C. Goodrich Leveraging Nonprofits and Volunteers in Hazard Mitigation Dorothy Norris-Tirrell Area Analyses Erin Patton Merrick and Maggie Olivier Tools for Mitigation French Wetmore Appendix A: Compendium of Links and Resources Edward A. Thomas and Alessandra Jerolleman Glossary Index

Natural Hazard Mitigation

Sustainability calls for massive changes in all sectors which can only be accomplished through collaboration, and yet professionals from related fields still often lack sufficient common ground. Among academics and practitioners, sustainability, hazard mitigation, climate adaptation, and disaster risk reduction are often thought of as quite different professions, all with unique communities of practice. Yet despite some interdisciplinary efforts and calls to bridge the gaps between these professions, a lot of work remains to connect these groups and promote urban sustainability. It is our responsibility as professionals interested in building sustainability and reducing risk to ask “Why?” When we can find common ground, we will be better able to integrate their approaches to create sustainable cities.

A rose by any other name—communicating between hazard mitigation, climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and sustainability professionals

How can we ethically research “the social” in times of social distancing? This paper considers the effects of a global pandemic on anthropological practice and scholarship. We suggest that...

COVID-19 and All the Things That Kill Us: Research Ethics in the Time of Pandemic

“The most important actors in disaster recovery are the survivors themselves” This chapter builds on the above statement, a seeming truism that has not inspired the United States to respond to disasters and disaster victims as if the statement were true. The authors describe what takes place when the statement is not respected and what survivors’ experiences are under those circumstances. Other researchers’ work on this topic of observing other disasters and critical situations will be blended with our own observations.

“Built-in” structural violence and vulnerability: A common threat to resilient disaster recovery

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