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In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of humanitarian responses where cash has been used to help facilitate shelter & housing reconstruction. To encourage a broader...
This compilation draws upon shelter models and best practices that have worked well in supporting asylum-seeking families and adults at the U.S. southern border and is rooted in international and...
Plenty is known about the capacity of people and their organisations to create and improve their own shelter. Much less is known about the links between government and commercial private interests...
The American Red Cross Response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma
Summarizes information on wood as an engineering material. Presents properties of wood and wood-based products of particular concern to the architect and engineer. Includes discussion of designing...
The design procedure included in the Peru new Masonry Design Code called “Norma E.070”
(SENCICO 2006) for confined masonry buildings is presented. This procedure is based on
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Social vulnerability is a topic of interest in disaster management but the scope of its utility is still undefined. CDC’s Geospatial Research, Analysis, and Services Program is evaluating the...