International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment: Volume 1 Issue 1
Table of contents
An integrative review of the built environment discipline's role in the development of society's resilience to disasters
Richard Haigh, Dilanthi AmaratungaThe purpose of this paper is to present an integrative review of the literature to explore the nature of the built environment discipline's potential role in the development of…
Disaster impact analysis based on inter‐relationship of critical infrastructure and associated industries: A winter flood disaster event
Eun Ho Oh, Abhijeet Deshmukh, Makarand HastakNatural disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina (the most destructive natural calamity in US history), have destructive impact on residents, critical infrastructure, as well as…
Addressing vulnerability through an integrated approach
David McEntire, Colleen Gilmore Crocker MPH, Ekong PetersThe purpose of this paper is to review current theoretical approaches in disaster studies and put forward a model of vulnerability that incorporates physical science, engineering…
Resourcing for a resilient post‐disaster reconstruction environment
Yan Chang, Suzanne Wilkinson, Erica Seville, Regan PotangaroaThe purpose of this paper is to understand the resourcing issues that concern the provision of resources required for reconstruction projects after a disaster and to enable them…
Dataflow model for managing urban disasters: the experience of Bam earthquake
Ali Asghar Pourezzat, Mostafa Nejati, Abdolazim MollaeeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a system based on the data flow diagram (DFD), which can be used to help urban policy makers reduce the consequences of natural disasters.
An examination of decision making in post disaster housing reconstruction
Carolyn S. HaylesThe purpose of this paper is to explore the key challenges facing non‐governmental organisations (NGOs) during decision making in post disaster housing reconstruction.
ISSN:
1759-5908Online date, start – end:
2010Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Prof Dilanthi Amaratunga
- Prof Richard Haigh