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ISSUE NO. 11 AND 12 (Theme: A Look into the State of Philippine Resettlement Policies and Housing Programs) Download the table of contents

ISSUE NO. 10 SPECIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE (Theme: TAO: A Decade of Service) Download the entire special issue here

ISSUE NO. 9 (Theme: Living With Earthquakes) Download the table of contents

ISSUE NO. 7 and 8 (Theme: Managing Flood Risk) Download the table of contents

ISSUE NO. 6 (Theme: Water and Sanitation) Download the table of contents

ISSUE NO. 5 (Theme: Climate Change) Download the table of contents

ISSUE NO. 4 (Theme: Preparing for Extreme Hazards) Download the table of contents

ISSUE NO. 3 (Theme: Solid Waste Management) Download the cover and table of contents Download the full PDF file

Articles (in PDF format)

• Scrapbook Degradable plastic, composting with worms, and an energy-friendly housing development
• Green Finds Useful products from recyclable materials
• Trash Talk Essential references in solid waste management
• RA 9003 in a Nutshell The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act
• Ditching the Dump Why open dumps and landfills are not necessary
• Women in Waste Management Four housewives push their community to clean up
• A Garbage Success Story Lessons from a model community in Quezon City
• Smart Guide to Household Composting Turn your organic waste into fertilizer
• 5 Ways to Participate in Recycling Get cash for your trash
• Don’t Throw This in Your Trash Can What to do with hazardous waste
• Global Efforts in Urban Waste Management How other countries deal with their garbage
• Directory Waste buyers and recycling companies in Metro Manila
• TAO News Update on our research projects, lecture series and internships

ISSUE NO. 2 (Theme: Disaster Risk Management) Download the cover and table of contents Download the full PDF file

Articles (in PDF format)

• Fast Facts Ang tatlong pinakamatinding natural na disaster sa Pilipinas
• Mga Bagong Pananaw sa Disaster Risk Management
• Did you know that? Gender-sensitive typhoon names and early warning creatures
• Hazard Map Saan kinukuha at paano ginagamit
• READY ka na ba? Ang hazard mapping and assessment project ng PHIVOLCS, PAG-ASA at MGB
• Surviving the Storm The story of one woman’s resilience in an extremely vulnerable environment in Navotas
• “We did not expect it to be that strong” How Banglos fisherfolks survived the Quezon flood
• Buklod Tao: Halimbawa ng Sama-Samang Paghahanda Modelo ng Community Based Disaster Risk Management sa Rizal
• Ang Pagsasaayos ng San Rafael-Unido Ang proyektong nanalo ng Holcim Gold Award for Sustainable Construction
• Living with Floods: Settlements of the Vietnam Mekong Delta Lessons from the perennially flooded river basin in Vietnam.
• Ligtas ba ang Lugar Mo? Mga pwestong hindi dapat tayuan ng bahay
• Pagtayo ng Bahay Pagkatapos ng Sakuna Hindi sapat ang emergency shelter
• YP Workshop 2006 Tackles Disaster Risk Management
• TAO News Mga pagsasanay na pwedeng ibigay ng TAO Pilipinas
• Directory Organizations involved in disaster response and risk management

ISSUE NO. 1 (Theme: Water and Human Settlements) Download the table of contents (This is currently out of print)

Articles (in PDF format)

• Tubig at tao Mga mahalagang impormasyon tungkol sa paggamit ng tubig
• Lupa, lupa ba’t ka bumababa? Ang di-inaasahang epekto ng pagbobomba ng tubig sa ilalim ng lupa
• Rainwater harvesting: harnessing an abundant natural resource The benefits and methods of collecting rainwater
• Rising temperatures, rising tides The impact of sea-level rise on coastal settlements such as Navotas in Metro Manila
• Tungkod-bahay sa tubig Isang solusyon para sa komunidad na binabaha o naninirahan malapit sa tubig
• Living on water: the SANAGMANA challenge An urban planner examines the viability of housing on stilts as a resettlement option for a community in Navotas
• Designing with the Lumad on Mt. Kitanglad A student volunteer shares his experience in a design workshop with the Bukidnon tirbe for the Mt. Kitanglad Cultural Heritage Center
• Young professionals get involved in community development TAO-Pilipinas’ training program encourages new graduates and senior students of architecture, engineering and planning to reach out to the urban poor