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The study gives recommendations and guidelines for development of urban traffic and transport strategies at town level. The target group is urban administrators, planners, those responsible for...
This guideline was prepared by Svetlana Brzev for the National Information Center of Earthquake Engineering in India for distribution in India and other developing countries. It was written for...
Pou mason ak atizan nan domèn konstriksyon. Peru nan yon zon ki konn gen tranbleman dte. De tan zan tranbleman dte ki pase yo konn afekte kay ki pa byen bati ase. Sa konn fe gwo dega e souvan...
Peru is located in a seismic area. From time to time earthquakes occur which affect inadequately constructed houses, causing major damage and in many cases partial or total collapse.
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This guide looks at the use of bamboo as a building material. Topics includes: botanical classification, harvesting, storage and drying, the properties of bamboo, the working of bamboo, treatment...
There is a long overdue requirement for urban multi-storey and self-build small buildings to improve the standard of their construction. After almost every urban earthquake, the call goes out 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...
The Feinstein International Center has been developing and adapting participatory approaches to measure the impact of livelihoods based interventions since the early nineties. Drawing upon this...
While there have been successful initiatives towards improving the performance of new construction by incorporation of appropriate designs, cost-effective flood-resistant techniques and building...
This technical manual illustrates a range of detailed construction drawings of bamboo junctions.