Martina CutajarMar 15, 20238 min readMeat Production and Consumption as a Sustainability IssueThis text is an excerpt from a Master's based project (with RMIT) that tackled a chosen sustainability issue. This particular case...
Martina CutajarSep 4, 20223 min readThe One-World WorldIn this post, I will talk about some reflections that arose out of reading Escobar's work (2016) titled: Thinking-Feeling with the Earth:...
Martina CutajarMay 26, 20224 min readThe intercultural in architectural design practicesIn this discussion, we consider the film Spirited Away (Miyasaki, 2001) and Low's (2015) The sensuous city: Sensory methodologies in...
Martina CutajarMay 9, 20223 min readThe IKEA Better Shelter: Successes and criticisms The Better Shelter is an initiative supported by the IKEA Foundation and the UNHCR. It is often referred to as the IKEA shelter. The...
Martina CutajarMay 6, 20222 min readThe Shelter ClusterThe Shelter Cluster is a global mechanism that coordinates humanitarian response to disasters and crises. The following case studies will...
Martina CutajarMar 17, 20225 min readMore-than-human Cosmologies and Embodied KnowledgesThis post comprises reflections and learnings from a number of materials and topics explored through the Intercultural. The materials...
Martina CutajarMar 10, 20224 min readLand Use Planning for Disaster ResilienceThis post has to do with how Urban Planning can contribute towards Disaster Risk Reduction. In particular, this discussion will focus on...
Martina CutajarMar 7, 20226 min readLocating the SelfIn the second week of learning about Intercultural Knowledge and Practices in the first semester of my MoDDD course, a few concepts stood...
Martina CutajarMar 7, 20223 min readA River with a City ProblemIn Margaret Cook’s book: A River with a City Problem, the first thing that stands out about the work is how the tables are turned on the...
Martina CutajarMar 7, 20223 min readApathy and Disaster Risk ReductionIn 2015, the Productivity Commission reported that for every $100 spent on disaster management in Australia, only $3 is spent on disaster...
Martina CutajarMar 5, 20222 min readWider meanings for Design & DevelopmentFigures 1-3: Notes on wider meanings for Disaster, Design and Development When dealing with disasters, recovery and reconstruction...
Martina CutajarMar 4, 20223 min readThe Disaster Management Cycle – Is it really a cycle?Figure 1: The Disaster Management Cycle. Source/Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Disaster Management Cycle is a...