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Displaying 45 of about 939 resultsThis document provides a description of each of the activities in the core socio-technical assistance package, which is required to complement the financial assistance and support households through the 2015 Nepal earthquake reconstruction process.
The overall objective is that all affected households reconstruct or rehabilitate their homes a…
A timely understanding of urban expansion in earthquake-prone areas is crucial for earthquake risk assessment and urban planning for earthquake mitigation. However, a comprehensive evaluation of urban expansion in earthquake-prone areas is lacking in China, especially in the context of rapid urbanization. Based on time series urban land data and seismic…
Conference brief
With saving life, promoting seismic-resistant buildings and culture of risk-reduction against natural hazards – a major Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) ethical concern – a three-day International Conference on School Safety, aimed at sharing learning about issues related to school safety across the globe and to come up with recommen…
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…
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La Facultad de Construcciones y el Departamento de Ingeniería Civil de la Universidad de Oriente, tienen el gusto de invitarlo a participar en Conferencia Internacional de Peligrosidad, Riesgo Geológico e Ingeniería Sísmica y de Desastres (SISMOS 2012) , que contará con el co-auspicio de Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Sismológicas (CENAI…
عقدت وحدة هندسة الزلازل في مركز التخطيط الحضري والحد من المخاطر في جامعة النجاح الوطنية، ووزارة الحكم المحلي، وبالتنسيق مع المؤسسة الأممية: الإستراتيجية الدولية للحد من الكوارث UN-ISDR ورشة عمل بعنوان "هل مدينتي تستعد" وذلك نحو إستراتيجية فلسطينية للحد من مخاطر الكوارث
وحضر الورشة الأستاذ الدكتور رامي حمد الله، رئيس الجامعة، والسيدة عنان الأتيرة، نائ…
Conference themes:
Climatic hazards: Floods, droughts, dust, typhoons, cyclones, desertification and heat waves and cold spells.
Geo-hazards: Earthquake, volcanoes, landslides, tsunami.
Bio-environmental hazards.
Modern technologies and hazard management: Remote sensing, GIS, GPS and WebGIS.
Human environmental threats: Urbanization, population e…
The Ninth U.S. National and Tenth Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering to be held in Toronto, Canada, in 2010 will provide an opportunity for both researchers and practitioners to share the latest knowledge and techniques for understanding and mitigating the effects of earthquakes. This is the first time that a conference of this scale is being…
An earthquake can be a frightening and destructive natural event. With increasing population and the potential encroachment of urban development into areas susceptible to earthquakes, vulnerability to earthquakes could intensify. However, we have begun to challenge the premise that earthquakes present an uncontrollable and unpredictable hazard to life a…
A dos años del 19s, ante el cambio de administración en la ciudad y los cambios en la política pública frente a la reconstrucción (aún pendiente), presentamos la actualización del Manual para para la reconstrucción con dignidad.
“La política actual de reconstrucción de la CDMX” ofrece un panorama amplio que es útil para personas afectadas y también par…
The Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference series was developed to provide formal and informal venues for the exchange of information, tools and ideas relating to coastal hazards. This successful conference series has encouraged involvement by a broad audience of coastal professionals for multi-disciplinary approaches to coastal issues.
The Coasts,…
Organized by the Turkish Republic Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency and the Governorship of Istanbul with the support of the World Bank Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), the conference will be held in Grand Cevahir Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey, from 8 to 10 December 2009.
The Conference will explore nat…
This Workshop is focused on the discussion of methodologies and results on Earthquakes, Earthquake Engineering, Seismic Hazard Assessment, Seismic Risk, Earthquake Disaster Mitigation and Management, and other related subjects applicable in urban areas. The attendees are invited to exchange ideas and experiences about pragmatic tools to assess, mitigate…
Experts from academia, government, and the private sector at Earthquake Symposium 2010 will address seismic risk and discuss potential solutions for saving lives and minimizing property damage. Among the subjects to be discussed are:
- Haiti, Chile, and Los Angeles: Experiences in Contrast
- Assessing the Risks of Seismic Activity in Los Angeles
- Risk…
The Twelfth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-12) will be held on 26 - 28 January 2011 in Hong Kong.
The conference will be hosted by the Department of Building and Construction, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. EASEC was founded by Professor Fumio Nishino, and the first conference was held in Ban…