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Displaying 15 of about 377 resultsExperts reflect on building collapses in the wake of the 2023 Türkiye earthquakes and the importance of earthquake-resilient design in both the U.S. and Türkiye.On Feb. 6, 2023, two major earthquakes — with magnitudes of 7.8 and 7.5 — occurred nine hours apart in the southern region of Türkiye. As of March of the same year, an estimated 3 million people…
Background and ObjectiveUNESCO is establishing a Global Task Force for Built Environment (GTFBE) to facilitate stakeholders' multi-sectoral collaboration and share outcomes of a global mapping exercise of best practices and coordinating issues. The mission of the GTFBE is to secure the safety of the built environment against natural hazards by facilitat…
The study provides assessment of the penetration of climate change induced carbonation in the concrete cover of the existing buildings in the EU Member States. It estimates the time for on-set of corrosion due to depletion of the cover of the reinforcement, and evaluates the repair costs under the moderate emissions scenario RCP4.5, and under the extrem…
Also known as 'Resilient Cities 2014,' this Forum is organized by ICLEI– Local Governments for Sustainability and the World Mayors Council on Climate Change, and co-sponsored by UN-HABITAT, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. The…
Tearfund is looking for a UK based specialist to inform the development of Tearfund’s approach and commitment to quality and appropriateness in construction.
Working with the International Teams, the post holder will ensure that good practice in shelter and construction is outworked in the design, planning, implementation and evaluation of internation…
Rebuild by Design’s unique process and innovative resilience solutions are headed to Berlin. The Aedes Archicture Forum is highlighting RBD’s approach to resilience in a new exhibition and symposium, part of the ANCB program “Phoenix Reloaded: Rethinking Disaster Responses, Preparedness and Prevention,” which seeks to draw out lessons from past catastro…
The first "International Course on Geotechnical and Structural Monitoring" will be held in Poppi (Tuscany) the 4-6 June 2014 under the direction of John Dunnicliff and the organization of Paolo Mazzanti.
Seventeen leading experts of the geotechnical and structural monitoring community from Italy, England, Australia, France, Germany, Norway, Switzerland…
The event will show local stakeholders how an integrated approach is necessary for a good management of World Heritage sites, including the too often neglected risk dimension. An accomplished and inedited report, focused of first level of microzonation, conducted by a multidisciplinary team composed by Italian (CNR-IGAG) and Albanian researchers (Prof.…
Jo da Silva explores how engineers and built environment professionals need to shift from responding to natural disasters to building everyday resilience within homes, communities and cities.
Location
Melbourne, Barcelona and online
Description
There is an increasing need to respond to the displacement and destruction of communities and their infrastructure through both natural and manmade disasters. There is also the need to build the resilience of vulnerable communities in disaster-prone areas. Although there is now wide recognition of…
The conference motto for IDRC Davos 2008 is: Public-private partnership – key for integral risk management and climate change adaptation.
IDRC Davos 2008 will address global problems and attract participants from all over the globe. We expect more than 1300 participants from 130 countries.
The conference will take an integrated, multidisciplinary appro…
This one-day course introduces the key issues of coastal processes, and design methods for coastal structures, including seawalls, breakwaters, vertical walls, piers and jetties. Strong emphasis is placed on understanding the concepts, being familiar with representative parameters and with key prediction methods, so includes hands-on tutorials through t…
This module aims to introduce concepts of:
- Mechanical methods (compaction, explosives, vibroflotation, vibroreplacement)
- Hydraulic methods (groundwater lowering, preloading, electro-osmosis)
- Physical/chemical methods (admixtures, grouting, freezing)
- Inclusions (geosynthetics, reinforcements).
FRIAR 2010 provides a forum for researchers, academics and practitioners actively involved in improving our understanding of flood events including risk management and mitigation, as well as emergency response and many other related issues. The meeting will bring together engineers, scientists and other professionals from many countries involved in rese…
This report, by the Committee on Climate Change and its Adaptation Committee, assesses whether the UK’s housing stock is adequately prepared for the challenges of climate change; both in terms of reducing emissions from UK homes and ensuring homes are adequately prepared for the impacts of climate change.
The reports key findings are that:
the UK’s…