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Chapter 8 in the book "Reconstruction After Disaster: Issues and Practices". This chapter provides tips on building disaster proof for the low income population in the Philippines.
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A case study on how collective centres were established and non-food items were distributed in the first phase of the response. After the emergency phase of response, transitional sites were...
A case study on how vouchers were distributed to provide materials for the repair of 9,953 shelters. Two types of vouchers were tried. Initially people could choose from a given list of materials...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in India, with a focus on low-strength dressed masonry buildings.
Construction of stone masonry buildings using easily available local...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in Nepal, with a focus on traditional Nawari houses in the Kathmandu Valley.
The traditional newari house is usually of rectangular plan...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in Nepal, with a focus on uncoursed rubble stone masonry walls with timber floor and roof. This is a typical rural housing construction in the hills...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in Nepal, with a focus on traditional oval-shaped rural stone houses. This is a typical rural construction concentrated in the central mid-mountain...
The book is structured in such a way that each chapter focuses on a specific construction material and techniques, and covers such matters as where the raw materials were found, the way in which...
Case study in order to learn more about how legislation can support ot impede disaster risk reduction, particularly at the community level.
A presentation of a case study regarding Bhutanese refugees in the Jhapa camp in Nepal in 1997.