Search resources, channels and events
Shailesh Kataria from RICS Disaster Management Commission presented the ‘Built
Environment Professions in the Disaster Risk Reduction and Response’. The
booklet is a guide for...
This guide is intended to demonstrate the value of using built environment professionals more widely in disaster risk reduction and response. It shows how their skills and expertise can be applied...
With this publication, CBM aims to provide guidance for improving access to the built environment for people with disabilities and reducing barriers. The publication includes information on the...
“Houses built from accommodation cabins to provide post-disaster transitional shelter” is part of a larger project within the line “Modular Architecture” developed by the Research Group “Design...
This manual proposes techniques for improving the earthquake-resistance of dwellings constructed from earth. The focus is on low-cost, single-storey houses in rural areas. The work is based on...
This presentation highlights the seismic risk present in low-income informal and semi-formal settlements in the urban context of north India, where vertical additions to non-engineered structures...
This manual aims to contribute towards ensuring better structural performance in the face of potentially destructive natural hazards, and thus bring safety to people in India. It is intended for...
This document presents details about a number of community-supported school construction projects across the World. Renderings, technical drawings and photographs are included.
This paper appraises housing development and the degeneration of the environment in Nigeria. It highlights that there is monumental deficiency in housing in Nigeria's urban centres as a...
The aim of this paper is to develop and test a theoretical and conceptual framework for an alternative approach to evaluation of public housing programmes in Nigeria. It seeks to address...