[Radix] Re: Bradford Disaster Research Unit

[bwisner at igc.org]

Thanks, Ilan, for making this available and reminding us.  Among those of use involved in the writing of that occasional paper, Ken Westgate, Phil O'Keefe, and I am still involved in development, environment, energy, climate, and, above all, disaster risk reduction issues. Of course, James Lewis is also still very active.  I am not sure what Alex Baird is doing and would like to know.

Clearly the IDEAS have been around for a long time, in fact pre-dating the Bradford work.  My question is two fold: how the ideas are translated into action and, given sustainable actions, then, secondly, how these ideas get institutionalized.

I am afraid there has not been as much progress in these areas as we would have liked.  Or am I too pessimistic?

Cheers, BEN

Ben Wisner

-----Original Message-----
>From: Ilan Kelman <ilan_kelman at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Jun 25, 2008 10:44 AM
>To: radix at ecie.org
>Subject: [Radix] Re:  Bradford Disaster Research Unit
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>To Radix:
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>Just over 30 years ago, the University of Bradford in the UK hosted a Disaster Research Unit which published a series of "Occasional Papers".  With thanks to James Lewis http://datum.gn.apc.org , JC Gaillard http://jc.gaillard.monsite.orange.fr , and inter-library loan, all these Occasional Papers are now available electronically at http://www.ilankelman.org/bdru.html  Thank you also to James Lewis and Ken Westgate for providing their memories of the Unit--and to all those who were involved in the unit, producing some excellent material that is still pertinent today.
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>Ilan
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