Suggestions following your question for strategies
ir. H. C. M. Heyning
Ric
Some detailed suggestions following your question for strategies.
The yellow striped suggestions anyhow!
> What strategies should be considered for Haiti Earthquake Recovery
> Planning?
> Capital and/or Airport Relocation?
> Reforestation?
> New Capital Master Plan?
> New Regional Plan?
> Building & Zoning Code Updates?
- Next to airport relocation, think of reconstructing/enlarging the harbor with the debris, if ecological feasible/safe. There is a lot of harbor building experience in Holland (f.e. city of Rotterdam or Port of Rotterdam http://www.portofrotterdam.com/nl/home/).
- With the debris of the earthquake (you have to move it anyhow to restart building) you can also provisionally pave new roads to and in temporary settlements.
- Think about economy/employment: rebuilding the town and villages with the financial help of the world will give temporarily relief, but what is needed for the long term to empower Haitian people? What are their strengths? A system of microcredit (women!) will be useful anyhow.
- Ask Wageningen University for advice (there is a department educating agricultural economists specialized in tropical conditions) on how to change agriculture methods (for better crops) and lifestyle > as deforestation comes likely from cutting trees and shrubs for cooking etc., … if you do not change lifestyle new forests won’t have a long life.
Best
Helena
ir H. C. M. Heyning
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Robert Tensen
To follow up on the question of strategies, I agree that broad and
interdisciplinary thinking is crucial at this stage and it will help
to make the site visit in March a success.
I have asked some experts-in-the-field if they would be willing to be
a “sound-board” to our ISOCARP group. I am humbled to say that they
agreed to provide answers and ideas to any questions, free of charge.
The "sound-board" contacts will make use of their organization/company
in-house knowledge and provide our ISOCARP group with output. This can
take the form of conceptual advice, idea sketches, examples or typical
technical solutions.
Please add your queries/thoughts to the list below,
(Together with Ric I hope to pass them on to the contacts in the next
days, in a concise manner)
>>>Sound-board Airport Strategies
Contact: Ben Hasselman from NACO (Netherlands Airport Consultants)
Queries/thoughts:
- Ideas on airport upgrading for the short term
- Strategies for airport relocation and the link to city/port
- Capacity growth scenarios for passenger and cargo
- please add/comment...
>>>Sound-board Earthquake-Rebuilding
Contact: Patrick Murphy from Broadway Malyan (Architect)
Queries/thoughts:
- Slum regeneration
- Earthquake-building design guidelines
- Examples on temporary settlements
- Dealing with community facilities / hospitals
- please add/comment..
I hope we can bring together our thoughts on the topics below and to
keep thinking in an integral manner by accessing current knowledge and
expertise.
Lets all attempt to set/fix the list of strategies and deepen-out the
important topics relevant to the situation.
Kind regards,
Robert Tensen
On Jan 19, 9:44 am, "ir. H. C. M. Heyning" <hheyn...@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> Ric
>
> Some detailed suggestions following your question for strategies.
>
> The yellow striped suggestions anyhow!
>
> > What strategies should be considered for Haiti Earthquake Recovery
> > Planning?
> > Capital and/or Airport Relocation?
> > Reforestation?
> > New Capital Master Plan?
> > New Regional Plan?
> > Building & Zoning Code Updates?
>
> - Next to airport relocation, think of
> reconstructing/enlarging the harbor with the debris, if ecological
> feasible/safe. There is a lot of harbor building experience in Holland (f.e.
> city of Rotterdam or Port of Rotterdamhttp://www.portofrotterdam.com/nl/home/).
>
> - With the debris of the earthquake (you have to move it
> anyhow to restart building) you can also provisionally pave new roads to and
> in temporary settlements.
>
> - Think about economy/employment: rebuilding the town
> and villages with the financial help of the world will give temporarily
> relief, but what is needed for the long term to empower Haitian people? What
> are their strengths? A system of microcredit (women!) will be useful anyhow.
>
> - Ask Wageningen University for advice (there is a
> department educating agricultural economists specialized in tropical
> conditions) on how to change agriculture methods (for better crops) and
> lifestyle > as deforestation comes likely from cutting trees and shrubs for
> cooking etc., . if you do not change lifestyle new forests won't have a
> long life.
>
> Best
>
> Helena
>
> ir H. C. M. Heyning
>
> MB&A BV
>
> Beethovenstraat 125 '''
>
> 1077 JA Amsterdam
>
> Tel.: + 31 20 670 47 41
>
> Fax: + 31 20 670 47 44
>
> Mobiel/Cell: 06 514 75 427
>
> E-mail: hheyn...@xs4all.nl
Ric
If there is the potential to consider large-scale relocation, we
should consider a systems approach that better integrates land use
and
transportation.
As a specific example, the relationship between the harbor, airport
and industry should be integrated to enable optimum connectivity,
modal change, and eco-industry principles.
Let us hope that in the rush to reconstruct, there are opportunities
to reconsider facility siting and their relationships...
Sincerely,
Ric
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