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Some 20 million tonnes of waste resulted from the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE). The amount of debris in Iwate Prefecture was 11 times greater than in a normal year, and in Miyagi 19 times...
Disaster waste is a well-recognized threat to health, safety and the environment, and can also be a major impediment to post-disaster rescue operations. Experience shows that disaster waste is...
Case studies relating to the disposal and reuse of post-disaster waste.
This booklet is a short guide for shelter practitioners with little experience of centralised disaster waste settings, mainly in response to large disasters. It highlights key issues and...
More than 20 percent of the debris is recycled to make tiles, stairs and paving stones. So far, 80 percent of the 10 million cubic metres of rubble from the earthquake have been cleared from the...
The "Debris Management" Collection compiles resources relating to post-disaster debris management. When a natural disaster or a conlfict strikes a community, huge amounts of debris are produced....
This Simplified Guidelines is prepared with Earthquake hazard in mind, and is expected to guide current and potential home owners towards reducing losses in future in the aftermath of the negative...
Search and rescue is a technical activity rendered by a group of specially trained personnel, who rescue and attend to the casualties under adverse conditions, where life is at threat. Search and...
1999 manual focusing on Search and Rescue. Different methods for rescuing people in totally or partially collapsed buildings after an earthquake