Table of contents - Special Issue: The impacts of the construction industry’s increasing focus on disaster resilience
Guest Editors: Greg Watts, Gayan Wedawatta
Dimension of community capability and its effect on the social vulnerability at Semarang coastal area
Nany Yuliastuti, Ega Varian Okta, Vica Gitya Haryanti, Farhan AfifTanjung Mas, an urban village located in the northern part of Semarang city, has been facing a major impact of coastal inundation occurring along North Java Coastline. This…
Prioritisation of resilience criteria and performance indicators for road emergencies crisis response: an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) approach
Zeeshan Aziz, Ebrahim Alzaabi, Mohamad Syazli FathiThis paper aims to develop a crisis readiness framework for road traffic crisis response for law enforcement agencies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The economic domino effect on housing and construction sector – a case of India
Madhumitha B., Preeti OnkarThis study aims to understand the domino effect on housing and construction sector along the economic dimensions in light of COVID-19 pandemic.
Cost–benefit analysis to appraise technical mitigation options for earthquake-induced liquefaction disaster events
Nadeeshani Wanigarathna, Keith Jones, Federica Pascale, Mariantonietta Morga, Abdelghani MeslemRecent earthquake-induced liquefaction events and associated losses have increased researchers’ interest into liquefaction risk reduction interventions. To the best of the…
Climate financing barriers and strategies: the case of Sri Lanka
Miyami Dasandara, Bingunath Ingirige, Udayangani Kulatunga, Terrence FernandoClimate change mitigation and adaptation play an important role in overcoming the climate change challenges facing Sri Lanka today. Many initiatives have been undertaken to…
Investigating the relationship between human resource development and quality in building projects
Mohammad Javad Abdolahi, Behnod Barmayehvar, Taimoor Marjani, Reza EsmaeilabadiThis study aims to show that human resource development (HRD) criteria have a significant role on the quality of building projects.
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1366-4387e-ISSN:
1759-8443ISSN-L:
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hybridEditors:
- Dr Peadar Davis
- Dr Kaushal Keraminiyage