The comcom process: Informing and transforming communities in the developing world through geotechnical information

Abstract

Following destructive landslide movement in 1999, the community of Reinaldo Espinosa in Loja, Ecuador was facilitated by a community communication process to address the problem. The government agencies involved each added value to their respective inputs by articulating resources, listening to the demands and experiences of the Reinaldo Espinosa community, and working together with them to identify and implement the most relevant, pertinent and convenient solutions. The result was the positive transformation of the Reinaldo Espinosa community and its people and appropriate solutions to the landslide problem.