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These Guidelines For Earthquake Resistant Construction Of Non-Engineered Rural And Suburban Masonry Houses In Cement Sand Mortar In Earthquake Affected Areas show how to provide necessary concept...
The Energy Crisis of the early 1970s resulted in a dramatic change in the planning and operation of construction activities in the developed countries, the emphasis being on optimal utilization of...
A new revised building code for Pakistan,where minimum regulations for earthquake is considered in building systems.
Technical feedback: Shelter North Sindh field trip. October 2013
An update of DFID funded shelter projects
with IOM & partners, Heritage Foundation and HANDS in southern Sindh, Pakistan
October, 2012
A DFID- Funded project through IOM with Heritage Foundation
This independent review into how the UK responds to humanitarian emergencies was commissioned by the Secretary of State for International Development and led by Lord Paddy Ashdown. It was asked to...
The earthquake of Pakistan in 2005 has brought about a complete paradigm shift in the approach and framework of disaster management in the country. The experiences gained in the quick assessment...
DRAFTGuidelines to privide necessary concept and know-how to the communities and local construction workers for earthquake resistant construction of non-engineered rural and suburban houses using...
This guide was prepared by Tom Schacher of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, for use by masons in Pakistan, rebuilding after the 2005 earthquake.