International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment: Volume 11 Issue 5

Applicability of the PTVA-4 model to evaluate the structural vulnerability of hospitals in Sri Lanka against tsunami

Sathiyanathan Harisuthan, Hashan Hasalanka, Devmini Kularatne, Chandana Siriwardana

This paper aims to identify the specific parameters in developing a framework to assess the structural vulnerability of hospital buildings in Sri Lanka against tsunami. Along with…

Factors affecting successful transition between post-disaster recovery phases: a case study of 2010 floods in Sindh, Pakistan

Rizwan Akbar Ali, Sandeeka Mannakkara, Suzanne Wilkinson

This paper aims to describe an in-depth study conducted on transition of recovery into subsequent recovery phases after the 2010 super floods in the Sindh province of Pakistan…

Assessing resilience against floods with a system dynamics approach: a comparative study of two models

Maksims Feofilovs, Francesco Romagnoli, Charlotte Kendra Gotangco, Jairus Carmela Josol, Jean Meir Perez Jardeleza, Joseph Emanuel Litam, Joaquin Ignacio Campos, Katrina Abenojar

This paper aims to present the concepts of two different ways of generating a dynamic structure of the urban system to further allow in understanding specific urban behavior…

Perceptions and deeply held beliefs about responsibility for flood risk adaptation in Accra Ghana

Jerry Chati Tasantab, Thayaparan Gajendran, Jason von Meding, Kim Maund

Climate change is predicted to increase the vulnerability of urban populations to flood hazards. Against this backdrop, flood risk adaptation has become pertinent. However, in…

Criteria for flood warning levels in Vietnam

Huynh Thi Lan Huong, Luong Huu Dzung

Determining alarm levels of river floods is considered an effective non-structural measure to prevent and mitigate the damages of flood and inundation. This study aims to propose…

Cyclone shelters need sustainable development

Md. Shahin, Maruf Billah, Md. Mozahidul Islam, Ahmed Parvez, A.K.M. Mostafa Zaman

The coastal zone of Bangladesh that is in the front line of the battle against climate change faced over 200 natural disasters in the past 40 years, and most of the disasters were…

Doctoral abstract

Nishant Agrawal