Call for articles – TAO Shelter Magazine 4th Issue
In the first quarter of 2008, TAO-Pilipinas will be releasing the 4th issue of TAO Shelter, the magazine about planning and design for sustainable communities. The issue will focus on the theme “Planning and Design for Extreme Weather Conditions.” We are calling for articles which deal with the following issues or topics:
- Typhoon-resilient house and building design
- Risk reduction through site and urban planning
- Flood prediction and mitigation
- Effect of urban physical patterns on local weather
- Indigenous or traditional solutions for extreme weather protection
- Experiences of communities dealing with the impact of extreme weather
The articles can be feature stories, opinion essays, case studies, how-to articles, and summaries of research papers, written in English, and focusing on or applicable in the context of the Philippines or Southeast Asia. Announcements on seminars, workshops, and events related to the theme can also be submitted.
Please restrict the articles to 1500-2000 words. The author should also send a brief CV along with the article. Relevant images in jpeg or tiff format in 300dpi can be attached, or mailed to our postal address at 23-A Mapagbigay St., Bgy. Pinyahan, Diliman, 1100 Quezon City, Philippines.
Submissions will be screened and those chosen will be notified of acceptance within a month after the deadline of submission. The articles will be published in the print and online version (http://www.tao-pilipinas.org/taoshelter). Published authors will receive a complimentary copy of the printed magazine.
Deadline: 26th January 2008
Submit inquiries and email all articles to Amillah S. Rodil at asrodil@gmail.com or rp@tao-pilipinas.org
