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The study investigates the poverty incidence, access to resources, and the factors influencing income of both male and female-headed households in the dry zone of Myanmar. A household survey was...
In this paper, a study on the various indigenous materials used for the constuction of the traditional houses of Myanmar is made. The aim of the study is to collect the basic data for further...
This paper deals with the dynamics and challenges of Nigerian architecture in practice. The focus was on the trend and development of housing forms in Nigerian cities, the forces that have shaped...
In the hearts and minds of uprooted people, the power and mystique of the word ˜home' inspire the greatest efforts to return. However, there are times when the reality of home and the initial...
Natural disasters are happening more often, and having an ever more dramatic impact on the world in terms of both their human and economic costs. While the number of lives lost has declined in the...
There is some mordant irony that in the last 18 months parts of the world have witnessed colossal damage and loss of life due to the excess of water, at a time when the diminishing stock of...
This is a video of the Emergency Shelter Response in Peru after the earthquake that took place in 15th of August 2007. It shows the response of the Peruvian Red Cross supported by the...
Shelter in an urban setting. What are the implications in terms of shelter when the response has to be carried out in an urban environment? This short video is meant to present some of the...
