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This paper contends that geomaterials have an important role to play in providing householders with the best resistance possible to the hazards which they can expect. An understanding of earth...
This paper deals specifically with issues pertaining to the improvement of kutcha housing (that is, houses made from bamboo, thatch and mud in which most of the population lives).
This paper describes a continuing Program to characterise the building types and construction processes in a village in northern Bangladesh. The Program aims to identify the resources (financial,...
This paper describes the development of a GIS and remote sensing based expert system for disaster management purpose.
This paper describes the management of disaster relief post the Orissa Cyclone.
This paper discusses current research projects supported by the Grameen Trust and the Housing & Hazards (H&H) HEL (Higher Educational Link) between BUET and the University of Exeter, UK in...
This paper discusses how the quality of houses can be improved through better design and use of more permanent building materials, which will consequently lead to lower damages during natural...
This paper discusses organisational initiatives for resettlement of rural communities that have lost their houses due to various natural calamities like river erosion, flood, cyclone etc, in...
This paper discusses the advantages of micro and small enterprises and their environmental benefits.
This paper looks at the ways in which housing schemes should be devised.