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Disaster response in an urban environment presents a wide variety of challenges. Humanitarian organisations often have more experience of disaster response in rural settings, and local authorities...
Vernacular constructions represent a very large share of the built environment. Being, by definition, nonengineered constructions, they are the result of ancient traditions, improved with time as...
This resource looks at the ways in which private sectors can contribute to disaster prevention and response while focusing on the cooperation as the key factor in achieving the set goals.
Post-disaster reconstruction is a complex process. It requires multi-sectoral involvement, very significant resources and a wide range of skills. For a humanitarian agency the decision to engage...
This study outlines ways in which private companies can contribute to disaster prevention and response. It provides useful insights into factors that motivate corporations to be involved. It has...
The resource looks at features of development of an organizational framework for flood vulnerability reduction in 23 villages in Cambodia.