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A report on creating earthquake resistant housing that considers indigenous principles, knowledge and techniques on the island Nias in Indonesia.
The Solomon Islands are now being assisted to retain peace and stability by an organisation sponsored by a group of South Pacific countries including Australia and New Zealand. The Regional...
Rationale for moving from a t-shelter unit constructed completely from Bamboo to a technologically advanced permanent hybrid unit constructed from Interlocking Compressed Earth Blocks (ICEB) and...
This document presents details about a number of community-supported school construction projects across the World. Renderings, technical drawings and photographs are included.
On December 26th 2004 a major earthquake caused a Tsunami in the region of the Indian Ocean. The epicentre of the quake lay offshore the Indonesian Island of Sumatra close to its neighbouring...
A safe house must be based on a strong foundation and therefore it must be given primary attention. Problems with foundations not properly designed lead to unequal settlement, cracking of walls...
Severely damaged by the waves and with little protection from the sea, Maldivian island of Raa Kan'Dholhudhoo is nowconsidered unviable and abandoned. With help from UNICEF and other partners...
Mousini, an island in the Indian sunderbans Delta is extremely vulnerable to climate hazards. The presentation talks about GOAL's Disaster Risk Reduction interventions in the island with...
Water is essential for human survival and progress. In the Pacific, countries face a range of unique challenges resulting from the islands' size, topography, geology, location, and climate....
Although we need buildings to lead our lives, they can contribute against sustainability, which the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) defines as forms of progress that...