International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment: Volume 10 Issue 5

Economics of seismic safety for earthquake-prone Himalayan province of Uttarakhand in India

Piyoosh Rautela, Girish Chandra Joshi, Shailesh Ghildiyal

The purpose of this study is to estimate the cost of seismic resilience of identified vulnerable lifeline public buildings in earthquake-prone Himalayan province of Uttarakhand in…

Green and grey infrastructures approaches in flood reduction

Adjie Pamungkas, Santika Purwitaningsih

This paper aims to advance the idea of sustainable flood reduction. Flood reduction through the use of the drainage system is considered an unsustainable approach that decreases…

Participatory-based risk impact propagation and interaction pattern analysis using social network analysis

Citra S. Ongkowijoyo, Hemanta Doloi, Anthony Mills

This paper aims to develop a novel risk analysis model that uses both participatory and computerized techniques to capture and model the dynamic of risk impact propagation and…

Social media in crisis communication – the “do’s” and “don’ts”

Maren Maal, Mark Wilson-North

The use of social media in crisis communication is growing and spreading in an instantaneous speed. The social media technology enables immediate information sharing reaching…

Analyzing the sequence and interrelations of Natech disasters in Urban areas using interpretive structural modelling (ISM)

Farzad Firouzi Jahantigh, Forozandeh Jannat

Natural disasters such as earthquake, flood and hurricane always threaten human life and societies. A major challenge is technological hazards triggered by such disasters…

Motive and conflict in the disaster recovery process: Housing reconstruction in Sri Lanka after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Chang Yeol Choi, Riki Honda

The purpose of this study is to address the key factors for the sustainable process of long-term recovery from disaster, with focus on interdependent decisions of various players.

Housing practices and livelihood challenges in the hazard-prone contested spaces of rural Bangladesh

Shakil Bin Kashem

Disaster-resistant housing practices are widely promoted in developing countries as an integral component of climate adaptation efforts, particularly in rural hazard-prone areas…