International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
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Critical analysis of the emerging flood disaster resilience assessment indicators
Robert Osei-Kyei, Godslove Ampratwum, Ursa Komac, Timur NarbaevThe world is reeling from the effects of climate change with increased extreme precipitation. Flooding is amongst the most recurring and devastating natural hazards, impacting…
Agency and vulnerability of women in disaster: exploring role of women in disaster risk reduction in DND project area
Pratima DevThe purpose of this study is to address role of women in reducing vulnerabilities induced by waterlogging in the study area. The study also aims to identify the women’s role in…
Participatory analysis of disaster risk creation in Brazilian coastal cities: bridging remote sensing and citizen generated data
Aloísio Lélis de Paula, Victor Marchezini, Tatiana Sussel Gonçalves MendesThis paper aimed to develop a participatory methodology to analyze the disaster risk creation in coastal cities, based on an approach that combines social, urban, environmental…
The disastrousness of asylum: Syrian asylum seekers and their impact on disastrousness in the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes
Ali Utku ŞahinTurkey hosts the majority of Syrians who fled their country due to the Syrian Civil War that started in 2011, and Syrians mostly live in the provinces most affected by the…
A systematic review of the applicability of nature-based solutions for resilient urban residences in Southern Nigeria
Solomon Oisasoje Ayo-OdifiriThe adoption of nature-based solutions (NBS) for resilient cities has been receiving concern because of global threats of climate variation and a bid to achieve the Sustainable…
Managing uncertainties in fault avoidance zone of urban areas: a case study of Karaj, Iran
Mahta Mirmoghtadaee, Mohammad Hamed Abdi, Mohammad Saber EslamlouThis study aims to develop the application of the strategic choice approach (SCA) in Karaj City (Iran) as the case study for facilitating the decision-making process concerning…
Improving community resilience through distributed solar energy as critical infrastructure – a case study of South Asia
Parimita Mohanty, Indrajit Pal, Joyashree RoyThe analytical framework proposed in this study aims to link the capital portfolio approach to sustaining human well-being, 2015 sustainable development goals and development…
Application of smart systems and emerging technologies for disaster risk reduction and management in Nepal
Avani Dixit, Raju Chauhan, Rajib ShawThe purpose of this paper is to explore the application of smart systems and emerging technologies for disaster risk management (DRM) in Nepal. This delves into specific…
Mud brick houses as a suitable alternative to emergency shelters for internally displaced persons (IDPs): evidence from Northern Syria
Ghassan Elkahlout, Sansom Milton, Ruba HawaThe purpose of this paper is to explore the feasibility of mud brick houses as an alternative to the more widely adopted emergency shelters used in war-torn Syria. It focuses on…
Web-based visualization and rendering of aerial LiDAR point cloud for urban flood simulation
Sanjay Saifi, Ramiya M. AnandakumarIn an era overshadowed by the alarming consequences of climate change and the escalating peril of recurring floods for communities worldwide, the significance of proficient…
Scale to measure project resilience for the construction sector to cope with hazards
Khalil Rahi, Faris Abu Baker, Christopher Preece, Wisam Abu JadayilThe purpose of this study is to test and validate a scale for measuring project resilience in the construction sector within the built environment. By identifying relevant…
Analyzing physical environment of Child Friendly Spaces in emergencies: in the context of Rohingya crisis at Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Nandita Barai, Mohammad FarukChild friendly space (CFS) has been introduced worldwide as an effective Child Protection response to the affected children in emergency to restore their life through psychosocial…
Nature-related features and children’s well-being in post-disaster school design
Paramita Atmodiwirjo, Rokhshid Ghaziani, Supreeya Wungpatcharapon, Ratna Djuwita, Yandi Andri YatmoThis study aims to identify the role of nature-related features in promoting well-being from the perspective of children as the users of post-disaster schools. It highlights the…
Understanding householders’ perceptions of threats following the 2019/2020 Black Summer bushfires in Australia
Olufisayo Adedokun, Temitope EgbelakinOf all the deaths associated with disasters, bushfires account for 40% of these fatalities. The resulting fatalities are consequent upon householders’ decision-making, leading to…
Examining governance of post-earthquake reconstruction planning from an evolutionary resilience perspective
Yiwen Shao, Yao SunThe politically laden nature of postdisaster recovery calls for more research on its governance, especially at the micro-scale. Apart from engineering-oriented frameworks…
Understanding university enterprise collaboration for disaster resilience in South-East Asia
Rebeka Catherine Tucker, Champika Liyanage, Sarita Jane Robinson, Darryl Roy Montebon, Charlotte Kendra Gotangco Gonzales, Joselito C. Olpoc, Liza B. Patacsil, Sarintip Tantanee, Panu Buranajarukorn, Orawan Sirisawat Apichayaku, Rukmal N. Weerasinghe, Rsanjith DissanayakeThis paper is part of the ERASMUS+-funded Strengthening University Enterprise Collaboration for Resilient Communities in Asia (SECRA) project. This study aims to map collaborative…
Public preference of flood-resilient housing technologies in Nigeria: a case study of Kogi State
Hope Ameh, Jessica LamondThe purpose of this paper is to explore flood-prone area residents' preferences of flood-resilient housing technologies (HTs), to understand the factors influencing their choices…
Influencing factors on building and improving social trust in emergency and disaster relief efforts: a systematic review
HamidReza Khankeh, Mehrdad Farrokhi, Mohammad Saatchi, Mohammad Pourebrahimi, Juliet Roudini, Amin Rahmatali Khazaee, Mariye Jenabi Ghods, Elham Sepahvand, Maryam Ranjbar, Mohammadjavad Hosseinabadi-FarahaniThis study aims to review the results of relevant studies to shed light on social trust-building in different contexts and the factors that affect it in disaster risk management.
Housing reconstruction after traumatic events: a Poe study of Bam housing after the 2003 earthquake, Iran
Saeedeh Asadi, Ali Sharghi, Zoheir Mottaki, Bahram SalehsedghpourEarthquake stressful events cause many consequences and need for survivors. Housing reconstruction is one of the most urgent needs; due to traumatic experiences, dialectical…
Living with water: quantitative assessment of property-level resilience to urban flooding
Alolote Amadi, Onaopepo AdeniyiThis paper aims to quantitively assess the resilience of residential properties to urban flooding in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and assess whether they vary at spatially aggregated…
Exploring the elements of strengthening online higher education in disaster risk reduction: a perspective of sustained strategy in post COVID-19
Tomo Kawane, Bismark Adu-Gyamfi, Rajib ShawThe COVID-19 pandemic has compelled higher educational institutions to implement alternative educational strategies that rely heavily on internet accessibility and utilisation to…
Components and factors affecting adolescent resilience promotion education in disasters: a systematic review
Hamid Karimi Kivi, Rita Rezaee, Mahmoudreza Peyravi, Milad Ahmadi MarzalehCommunity-based disaster management and access to social resilience during disasters are fundamentally based on the concept of participation of all social groups. Up to now, no…
US road safety during COVID-19: motorist, pedestrian and bicyclist fatality trends
Nicholas N. FerenchakThe purpose of this paper is to illustrate how COVID-19 lockdowns in the USA impacted traffic safety.
Flood hazard assessment using design rainfall under climate change scenarios in the Kelantan River Basin, Malaysia
Tze Huey Tam, Muhammad Zulkarnain Abdul Rahman, Sobri Harun, Shamsuddin Shahid, Sophal Try, Mohamad Hidayat Jamal, Zamri Ismail, Khamarrul Azahari Razak, Mohd Khairolden Ghani, Yusrin Faiz Abdul WahabThe present study aims to evaluate the effect of climate change on the flood hazard potential in the Kelantan River Basin using current and future scenarios.
Development of convenient flood risk assessment method to community level: the case in the Deduru Oya basin in Sri Lanka
Sisira Bandara Wanninayake, Rekha Nianthi, Og Dayarathne BandaFloods have been identified as the most frequent and threatening disaster in Sri Lanka amidst an increasing trend of natural and man-made disasters in the world. Subject experts…
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- Prof Dilanthi Amaratunga
- Prof Richard Haigh
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