International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment: Volume 1 Issue 2

Earthquake‐disaster preparedness: the case of Accra

Nii K. Allotey, Godwin Arku, Paulina E. Amponsah

Accra, the capital of Ghana is far away from major earthquake zones of the world, but has a history of destructive earthquakes. However, its seismic risk does not attract the…

Investigating homeowners' interest in property‐level flood protection

Aleksandra Kazmierczak, Erik Bichard

The inevitability of climate change and its consequences brings on the need to find new ways of adapting to extreme events, such as floods. One immediate measure would be to make…

Post‐disaster housing reconstruction: Comparative study of donor vs owner‐driven approaches

Gayani Karunasena, Raufdeen Rameezdeen

This paper aims to report the findings of a study, which analysed the strengths and limitations of two distinct concepts used for post‐disaster housing reconstruction, namely, the…

Waste management as a “Lifeline”? A New Zealand case study analysis

Charlotte Brown, Mark Milke, Erica Seville

Lifelines (also referred to as critical infrastructure) are referred to here as the essential infrastructure and services that support the life of our community. In a disaster…

Assessment of potential tsunamigenic seismic hazard to Sri Lanka

Janaka Wijetunge

The purpose of this paper is to present an assessment of the potential tsunamigenic seismic hazard to Sri Lanka from all active subduction zones in the Indian Ocean Basin.

Feasibility studies for optimum establishment of rural occupancy in mountainous regions

Reza Valizadeh, Mahmoud Elmi

A remarkable number of Iran's villages, in addition to the general earthquake hazard, are faced with other natural hazards including floods, landslides, and landslips. The village…

Commentaries on our new ways of perceiving disasters

Maximiliano Korstanje

The purpose of this paper is to help readers gain more understanding of the new phenomena of terror, risk, and threat perception.

Consequences, challenges and opportunities

Dilanthi Amaratunga, Richard Haigh