International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment: Volume 12 Issue 1

Evolutionary resilience in the housing sector: requirements proposal

Morgane Bigolin, Camilla Zanon Bussular, Luiz Carlos Pinto Silva Filho

This paper aims to discuss how to apply the evolutionary resilience theory in the housing sector, aiming to develop an alternative resilience framework for planning social housing…

Resilience to economic sanctions; case study: hospital equipment cluster of Tehran (HECT)

Mohammad Saeed Taslimi, Aryan Azimi, Mohsen Nazari

The purpose of this study is to investigate factors contributing to the development of resilience capacity and capability of industrial clusters in order for them to mitigate…

Factors impacting post-earthquake damage repair cost estimations

Ravindu Kahandawa, Niluka Domingo, Gregory Chawynski, S.R. Uma

Reconstruction processes after an earthquake require estimating repair costs to decide on whether to repair or rebuild. This requires an accurate post-earthquake cost estimation…

Managing and responding to pandemics in higher educational institutions: initial learning from COVID-19

Takako Izumi, Vibhas Sukhwani, Akhilesh Surjan, Rajib Shaw

The purpose of this paper is to understand the key challenges, approaches and lessons of the higher educational institutions (HEIs) in the context of COVID-19.

Building code effectiveness grading schedule participation analysis

Kevin M. Simmons, Jeffrey Czajkowski, Paul Kovacs

A seemingly obvious solution to improve resilience of built structures facing natural hazards is enhanced structural integrity. One program designed to achieve this is the…

Towards resilient design of the building asset: the BREEAM-based evaluation of the Z Hotel Holborn, London

Milan Sijakovic, Ana Peric, Pablo Ayuso Ollero

Environmental treat poses a challenge to the entire built environment. This paper aims to focus on the building asset as the key element of any urban pattern, and, therefore, a…

Development of modular school design as a permanent solution for post-disaster reconstruction in Indonesia

Yandi Andri Yatmo, Paramita Atmodiwirjo, Diandra Pandu Saginatari, Mochammad Mirza Yusuf Harahap

This paper describes the development and implementation of a modular school building design prototype to support “build back better” after the disaster. The purpose of this paper…

Building the resilience of periurban communities to the impacts of climate change and urbanization

Vishal Narain

This paper aims to describe how social capital is mobilized in the mediation of periurban water insecurity induced by urbanization and climate change. Investing in social capital…

Investigating risk of bridge construction project: exploring Suramadu strait-crossing cable-stayed bridge in Indonesia

Citra S. Ongkowijoyo, Argaw Gurmu, Andi Andi

The complexities in strait-crossing cable-stayed bridge project are increasing the risks. This study aims to identify and analyze the significant and worth-considered construction…

COVID-19 initial preparedness and response in Vietnam during the first six months of the pandemic and the lessons for Sendai framework implementation

Tran Nu Quy Linh, Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh, Rajib Shaw

This paper aims to analyze the current responses applied in Vietnam to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and link these measures to priority actions highlighted in the…