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Displaying 15 of about 78 resultsIllustrated information sheets showing architectural and structural drawings for a typical small dwelling unit for Seismic zones III, IV and V for Brick wall and Stone Masonry wall. Published by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs, National Disaster Management Division.
The Guidance Notes on Safer School Construction present a framework of guiding principles and general steps to develop a context-specific plan to address this critical gap to reaching EFA and the MDGs through the disaster resilient construction and retrofitting of school buildings. The guidance notes consist of four components:
1. General information a…
Illustrated information sheet showing sites to favor and to avoid when rebuilding following an earthquake.
This guide is intended to demonstrate the value of using built environment professionals more widely in disaster risk reduction and response. It shows how their skills and expertise can be applied at all stages of disaster management. It highlights that their contribution is especially important to achieving the longer-term goal of sustainable recovery…
This book reviews recent urban planning practices and approaches, discusses constraints and conflicts therein, including those driven by climate change and related disasters, and identifies innovative approaches that are more responsive to current challenges of urbanization.
It notes that traditional approaches to urban planning (particularly in develo…
These documents report on the major findings and achievements of a ten-year program designed to respond to the need for safer cities. The ultimate goal of the program was to reduce the disaster vulnerability of urban populations, infrastructure, critical facilities, and shelter in targeted cities throughout Asia.
The documents highlight that, with AUDM…
April 2009, vol. 2 no 1:
A newsletter addressing disaster risk, health and health facility, and structural safety issues including articles and interviews with Claude De Ville de Goyet and Amod Mani Dixit, and an article on how Indonesia is dealing with risk.
Activities of UNCRD during UN World Conference on Disaster Reduction 18-21 January 2005 Kobe, Japan:
This document is designed to present a detailed summary of the discussions and output of the UNWCDR. It gives a full understanding of UNCRD's activities in promoting community-based disaster management and safer disaster-resilient communities in various…
This book shares with the humanitarian community over thirty case studies of completed emergency and transitional shelter projects. The project summaries included aim to illustrate some of the shelter project options available to organisations working in both postdisaster and post-conflict situations. The focus of this book is on projects which maximize…
COBRA 2007 - the construction and building research conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors:
This paper presents the theory behind a formal method for strategically matching safety program elements to construction processes. This decision scheme assumes that every construction activity is associated with specific safety risks and tha…
Volume 1: master plan:
This volume establishes a Preventive Master Plan that sets out the path to long term preparedness of the Cook Islands to respond to disaster by minimizing the potential harmful effects of future emergencies, and to climate change.
Serie manuales y guías sobre desastres, n° 11:
This publication helps health personnel from medium- or low-complexity facilities to identify possible vulnerabilities in their building. An intervention strategy is then recommended, where actions are prioritized according to their importance, time and available resources.
Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series:
This book is one of the first attempts of systematic study that analyzes the principles of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and its applicability to the modern context. It intends to become an useful reference material for decision making, research, implementation,…
This handbook was made to provide simple information to home owners, designers and builders, and building monitors to teach principles of good design and good construction in a natural hazard prone area. Thoroughly studied, they will also guide on whether to repair or rebuild damaged houses. The descriptions are followed by a code of minimum standards f…
This document presents a simple approach to elaborate a scenario regarding the potential impacts of a tsunami in a city exposed to such a hazard. The approach has been tailored to span eleven typical development sectors which are present in every city such as health, education, housing, life-lines, transportation, telecommunications, industry, governmen…