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This paper deconstructs state steppe policy in Syria by examining the overlap and interface of government and customary legal systems as a factor in the history of shrub technology transfer in the...
This study focuses on impacts and responses to flood risk among the urban poor living in the highly vulnerable informal settlements in the Cape Flats of the City of Cape Town, South Africa and...
Structural analysis was carried out on all three types of tent { Shelter Centre, DFID and IFRC. The Shelter Centre tent was analysed by assuming a sheeting bow angle and considering the sheeting...
Bamboo is used mainly for fencing and for cladding of simple buildings in Ghana. Native
intelligence and observation is that bamboo is strong and versatile, without any scientific
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The Checklist-Based Guide to Identifying Critical Environmental Considerations in Emergency Shelter Site Selection, Construction, Management and Decommissioning provides an easy-to-use tool to...
Adobe mud blocks are one of the oldest and most widely used building materials. Use of these sun-dried blocks dates back to 8000 B. C. (Houben and Guillard 1994). The use of adobe is very common...
This study seeks to understand the costs of conflict accrued by Pakistani state and people
as a result of their participation in US-led War on Terror. Firstly, it tries to understand
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Abstract With increasing life spans across the world, Pakistan is also experiencing
a rise in its elderly population. With meager resources and a poor understanding of
aging; Pakistan...
Housing Scenario
Pakistan's annual requirement for construction of houses is more than 500,000 housing units to meet the backlog of 20 years. At present the number of housing units...
This thematic brief presents the main challenges in early recovery efforts as international aid actors try to
link relief to development. The brief begins with a general discussion of early...