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Information sheet for the emergency perparedness and response programme
29 files with temporary shelter proposals for the Philippines, with basic information about the Philippines.
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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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...
A presentation of a case study regarding Bhutanese refugees in the Jhapa camp in Nepal in 1997.
In many countries around the world, building and bridge structures with close proximity to known earthquake faults have been constructed with little consideration to the effects of strong ground...
A case study regarding shelter construction in Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis in 2008. It provides an overview of the humanitarian operation after the disaster, with an emhpazise on strengths and...