Reclaiming the core of the old city could require block-by-block redevelopment, at least according to the plans presented last night in Haiti by the architect Andrés Duany and his firm Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company.
The real question facing Haiti isn't whether to rebuild the capital or move it inland; it's how do you build a city that creates opportunities instead of slums?
In terms of information and awareness, the earthquake in Haiti is "the most immediate disaster we've ever had," says Marguerite Madden, a geography professor at University of Georgia. Here's a look at how innovation has driven the relief effort.
Google Earth partnered with GeoEye and DigitalGlobe to provide updated images of the post-quake landscape of Port-au-Prince--disaster and aid workers will be using some of these same images in their recovery efforts. Here are before and after shots of the damage.
