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This paper discusses how the quality of houses can be improved through better design and use of more permanent building materials, which will consequently lead to lower damages during natural...
Although we need buildings to lead our lives, they can contribute against sustainability, which the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) defines as forms of progress that...
On December 26th 2004 a major earthquake caused a Tsunami in the region of the Indian Ocean. The epicentre of the quake lay offshore the Indonesian Island of Sumatra close to its neighbouring...
In 2011, Practical Action partnered with the National University of Cusco (Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco) to monitor environmental conditions that could lead to huaycos and to...