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A case study on how collective centres were established and non-food items were distributed in the first phase of the response. After the emergency phase of response, transitional sites were...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in India, with a focus on low-strength dressed masonry buildings.
Construction of stone masonry buildings using easily available local...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in Nepal, with a focus on traditional Nawari houses in the Kathmandu Valley.
The traditional newari house is usually of rectangular plan...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in Nepal, with a focus on uncoursed rubble stone masonry walls with timber floor and roof. This is a typical rural housing construction in the hills...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in Nepal, with a focus on traditional oval-shaped rural stone houses. This is a typical rural construction concentrated in the central mid-mountain...
A case study regarding shelter construction in Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis in 2008. It provides an overview of the humanitarian operation after the disaster, with an emhpazise on strengths and...
A case study on the series of earthquakes that struck West Sumatra in 2009. It analyses West Sumatras conditions before and after the earthquake, the response capacity, emergency response,...
The case study about Haiti in this edition of 'Shelter Projects' reflects the on-going challenges posed by responses to the complex emergency in Haiti
The action plan drawn up by the government after the earthquake focused on four main areas: Territorial rebuilding, Economic rebuilding, Social rebuilding, and Institutional rebuilding. Please...
A Case Study of a Whole Country Response to Rapid Onset Disasters. It analysis Bangladesh's response strategies to Cyclone SIDR (2007), using United Kingdom Defence Lines of Development (DLOD...