International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment: Volume 1 Issue 3
Table of contents
Resilience strategies of healthcare facilities: present and future
Nebil Achour, Andrew D.F. PriceThe purpose of this paper is to explore UK healthcare resilience strategies, define gaps and provide suggestions based on international best practice.
Integration of “disaster risk reduction” into infrastructure reconstruction sector: Policy vs practise gaps
Roshani Palliyaguru, Dilanthi Amaratunga, Richard HaighThe literature emphasises that integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) into planning processes is a key to reduce natural disaster losses, boost socio‐economic development…
Impact assessment and project appraisal in cases of coastal erosion
Mats PerssonThere are several urban areas close to the sea and other water bodies that may be adversely affected by erosion and flooding. Global climate change, including sea‐level rise and…
Sociological and behavioural impediments to earthquake hazard mitigation
Temitope Kikelomo Egbelakin, Suzanne WilkinsonThe purpose of this paper is to examine the behavioural and sociological impediments to successful implementation of earthquake hazard mitigation and to recommend possible…
Post‐disaster recovery and reconstruction safety training
K.R. GrosskopfThe purpose of this paper is to identify safety hazards likely to be encountered during post‐disaster recovery and reconstruction, identify barriers to effective safety training…
Proposed enhanced spectra for near‐fault regions using forward directivity records
H. Taheri, A. BeitollahiThe purpose of this paper is to develop a proper tool for structural analysis and designing in near‐fault regions where the level of earthquake hazard is more and its nature is…
ISSN:
1759-5908Online date, start – end:
2010Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Prof Dilanthi Amaratunga
- Prof Richard Haigh