Building Practices in Port-au-Prince

Erosion just beyond Port-au-Prince

Erosion just beyond Port-au-Prince

half-built-homes

Half-built homes in Port-au-Prince

Layers upon layers

Layers upon layers without supporting foundation and infrastructure support.

Hillside views

Hillside views in Port-au-Prince

hillside homes in Port-au-Prince

A view of shaky hillside developments in Port-au-Prince

Perspective from below

Perspective from below

A step back, looking up

A step back, looking up

deforestation

deforestation

felled trees

Felled trees for building at market


charcoal production

charcoal production, another driver of deforestation

urban blight

urban blight, a cumulative consequence

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