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These leaflets provide information in English and Bangladeshi showing how to build safely.
The floods of 1987-88 and the cyclone of 1991 hammered the backbone of our national economy as well as our development. The 1988 flood alone destroyed about 1. 25 million houses and twice as many...
This paper provides ethnographic data about the inclusion of sanitation systems within houses in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh is a disaster prone country which has been facing perennial problems of natural disasters. Most houses in the rural areas in Bangladesh are of non-engineered roof construction which...
Design and construction of houses to resist natural hazards in Bangladesh, particularly in relation to the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.
This document describes the use of bamboo as a flexible and affordable building material for inhabitants living below the poverty line in Bangladesh.
This paper describes the development of a GIS and remote sensing based expert system for disaster management purpose.
Introduction to proceedings of the first international Housing & Hazards workshop to explore practical building for safety solutions. Dhaka, Bangladesh, 3-5 December 1996.
This paper outlines ways in which to build flood shelters and stock them effectively for emergencies.
Every year thousands of houses are damaged by floods. Bangladesh is located on a delta - as a result, flooding is a common phenomenon in this region. The physical characteristic of the land also...