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2. Methodology for benefit-cost analysis of seismic codes
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Peterson,Jomari (Author) and Small,Mitchell J. (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Sep 2012
- Published:
- Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Natural Hazards
- Journal Title Details:
- 63(2) : 1039-1053
- Notes:
- A benefit-cost analysis was performed on varying levels of standard buildings codes for Haiti and Puerto Rico. It was found that in the two areas studied, the expected loss of life was reduced the most by use of high seismic building code levels, but lower levels of seismic building code were more cost-effective when considering only building damages and the costs for code implementation.
3. Producing landslide-susceptibility maps for regional planning in data-scarce regions
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Graff,Jerome V. (Author), Romesburg,H. Charles (Author), Ahmad,Rafi (Author), and McCalpin,James P. (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Oct 2012
- Published:
- Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Natural Hazards
- Journal Title Details:
- 64(1) : 729-749
- Notes:
- In many of the lesser developed areas of the world, regional development planning is increasingly important for meeting the needs of current and future inhabitants. Illustrates how matrix assessment methodology was applied to produce a landslide-susceptibility map for the Commonwealth of Dominica, an island nation in the eastern Caribbean, and how with a follow up study the relative landslide-susceptibility mapping was validated. A second Caribbean application on Jamaica demonstrates how this methodology can be applied in a more geologically complex setting.
4. Reform of the national police and the construction Democratic in Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Fortin,Isabelle (Author) and Pierre,Yves-Francois (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Language:
- French
- Publication Date:
- Mar 2011
- Published:
- Ottawa, Canada: University of Ottawa
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d'etudes du developpement
- Journal Title Details:
- 32(1) : 64-78
- Notes:
- The recurrence of violence in Haiti since February 1986 has generated strong demands for reforms to the security and justice system, in the broader context and process of democratic construction. Important transformations have been implemented, but certain factors have hampered change. Challenges include an institutional culture that resists certain changes, weak links between the police and justice, inadequate support from international actors, and a deeply constraining economic context.