Transitional Settlement and Reconstruction after Natural Disaster
The following questionnaire has been designed to address specifically the overall format of the publication "Transitional Settlement and Reconstruction after Natural Disaster".
Comments on the substance/contents of the publication are also most welcome, but should be sent directly to shelterafterdisaster@sheltercentre.org, cc. lsu@un.org.
Format Survey - Deadline for responses: 31.12.2008
1) Did you read the book?
Yes, in total
Yes, in part
No
Please specify which chapters you read / any other comments welcomed
2) Is the title appropriate? Does it adequately reflect the contents?
Yes
No
No opinion
Suggestions for change / Comments
3) In your opinion, is the A5 format of the publication convenient for field use?
Yes
No
No opinion
Other format preferred / Comments
4) Is the number of pages adequate for field use?
Yes, it is easily readable in fieldwork context
No, the publication is too voluminous and the number of pages would gain from being reduced
No opinion
Comments:
5) Do you like the cover layout?
Yes, very nice
Yes, but could be improved
No, it does not attract interest for the contents
No, it should match more the original cover of the book
No opinion
Suggestions for change / Comments:
6) Is the overall layout of the publication reader-friendly?
Yes, the layout is attractive and contributes to making the publication easily readable
No, the layout discourages reading
No opinion
Comments:
7) Are the side-tabs useful for navigation?
Yes, side-tabs are helpful and should remain as they are
Yes, side-tabs are helpful, but could be improved
No, the side-tabs are useless
No opinion
Suggestions for change / Comments:
8) Is the quality of the paper (cover/content) suitable for field use?
Yes, the quality of the paper is satisfactory
No, the quality of the paper/cover should be more resistant
No opinion
Comments:
9) Are the graphs and symbols used in the publication easily readable and understandable?
Yes, graphs and symbols are readable and understandable
Yes, but some of them could be improved
No, graphs and symbols are neither readable nor understandable
No opinion
Suggestions for change / Comments:
10) Did you use the accompanying CD (= the CD Library)?
Yes
Yes, in part
No
If not, why? Other comments welcomed:
11) Did you find the CD Library useful?
Yes, it should remain as it is
Yes, but it should be improved
No, the CD was not useful/did not contain what you expected
Suggestions for change / Comments:
12) Does the organization of the publication follow a logical progression?
Yes, the publication is logically organized
No, the publication is not consistently logically organized
No opinion
Comments:
13) Any additional comment on the format of the publication (for comments on contents, please email shelterafterdisaster@sheltercenter.org):
14) In your opinion, which parts/topics in the guidelines are the most/less useful and would gain from being:
Expanded?
Please indicate titles/numbers of chapters:
Summarized/reduced?
Please indicate titles/numbers of chapters:
Deleted?
Please indicate titles/numbers of chapters:
15) In support of which type of operations did you use these guidelines?
16) Would you be interested in participating to the further revision process?
Yes - Please see my contact email below
No
17) In order to avoid duplication/allow us to contact you for clarifications, please indicate your contact details below:
Name:
Functional title (or role):
Organization (if any):
Email address:
Telephone number:
18) Thank you for your feed-back!