International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment: Volume 3 Issue 1
Table of contents
Urbanization and hydro‐meteorological disaster resilience: the case of Delhi
Sunil Kumar Prashar, Rajib ShawThe purpose of this paper is to assess the role of institutions dealing with disaster risk in Delhi and propose possible solutions for disaster risk reduction.
Vulnerability of rural houses to cyclonic wind
Pradeep K. Goyal, T.K. Datta, V.K. VijayThe purpose of this paper is to present a method for evaluating vulnerability of rural houses to cyclonic wind for countries where systematic documentation and analysis of damage…
Aiming for resilience and adaptation in managing environment: An emerging environmental and emergency leadership in the twenty‐first century
Tun Lin MoeEnvironmental and emergency leaders are important individuals who play a vital role in managing ecological resources. Based on the resilience thinking of Walker and Salt, this…
Vulnerability assessment and retrofitting of existing school buildings: a case study of Aceh
Hari Darshan Shrestha, Ryuichi Yatabe, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Jishnu SubediAs the widely held perception is that retrofitting is a complicated process and is expensive, the purpose of this paper is to analyze cost effectiveness of retrofitting existing…
Subterranean infrastructure reconnaissance for manmade and natural hazards and disasters
Todd White, Samuel T. Ariaratnam, John MichaelThe consideration of all aspects of the systems that support a community is necessary to accomplish adequate long range asset planning and protection. The purpose of this paper is…
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1759-5908Online date, start – end:
2010Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Prof Dilanthi Amaratunga
- Prof Richard Haigh