Sunday, March 29, 2015
Humanitarian design
Bruce Nussbaum: Is humanitarian design the new imperialism?
Leon Kaye: The backlash against humanitarian design.
Design Observer: Humanitarian Design vs New Imperialism, debate summary
TED: Ten TED talks on humanitarian design
Engineers Without Borders: Humanitarian Design Summits
Inhabitat: Humanitarian Design
Inhabitat: Disaster-proof design
Worldchanging: Design, disasters and the value of thinking big
UNISDR: 2015 World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
Field Innovation Team: Real-time innovations for disasters
AIGA: What does it mean to design for disasters?
Web Ecoist: 14 emergency shelter concepts
FastCoDesign: Architects on how to design for disasters
National Building Museum: Designing for disasters
Catalyst Review: Mitigating risks for disasters in Thailand
Project Life: Design for disasters
Sphere Project: Humanitarian charter and minimum standards in disaster response
Australia Unlimited: Helping the world to manage natural disasters
Deloitte: Building our nations resilience to natural disasters
Leon Kaye: The backlash against humanitarian design.
Design Observer: Humanitarian Design vs New Imperialism, debate summary
TED: Ten TED talks on humanitarian design
Engineers Without Borders: Humanitarian Design Summits
Inhabitat: Humanitarian Design
Inhabitat: Disaster-proof design
Worldchanging: Design, disasters and the value of thinking big
UNISDR: 2015 World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
Field Innovation Team: Real-time innovations for disasters
AIGA: What does it mean to design for disasters?
Web Ecoist: 14 emergency shelter concepts
FastCoDesign: Architects on how to design for disasters
National Building Museum: Designing for disasters
Catalyst Review: Mitigating risks for disasters in Thailand
Project Life: Design for disasters
Sphere Project: Humanitarian charter and minimum standards in disaster response
Australia Unlimited: Helping the world to manage natural disasters
Deloitte: Building our nations resilience to natural disasters
Urine-tricity
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2015/03/05/Universitys-pee-power-toilet-turns-urine-into-electricity/2651425575024/
8: Millennium Development Goals
8 is an anthology film consisting of eight short films centered on the eight Millennium Development Goals.
Eight directors had "carte blanche" to treat one of the eight topics:
Segment by Abderrahmane Sissako: Tiya's Dream (Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger)
Segment by Gael García Bernal: The Letter (Achieve universal primary education)
Segment by Mira Nair: How Can It Be? (Promote gender equality and empower women)
Segment by Gus Van Sant: Mansion on the Hill (Reduce child mortality rate)
Segment by Jan Kounen: The Story of Panshin Beka (Improve maternal health)
Segment by Gaspar Noé: SIDA (Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases)
Segment by Jane Campion: The Water Diary (Ensure environmental sustainability)
Segment by Wim Wenders: Person to Person (Develop a global partnership for development)