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Title Disasters and the small dwelling : perspectives for the UN IDNDR / edited by Yasemin Aysan and Ian Davis
Published London : James & James, 1992

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Description 1 online resource (x, 264 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Disasters and the small dwelling -- process, realism and knowledge: towards an agenda for the IDNDR -- Review of twelve years' experience of disasters and small dwellings -- The global vulnerability -- Materials and construction techniques for disaster protection -- Disaster prevention and mitigation in Latin America and the Caribbean: notes on the decade of the 1990s -- Problems in post-disaster resettlement: cross cultural perspectives -- The socio-cultural and behavioural context of disasters and small dwellings -- A view of the role of NGOS in natural disaster work -- Cross cultural disaster planning: The Alice Springs Flood -- Disasters and housing policy for rural Bangladesh -- Choice of technique: housing provision by NGOS the 1988 floods in Bangladesh -- Floods in Bangladesh: vulnerability and mitigation related to human settlement -- Earthquake reconstruction for future protection -- Hazards, mitigation and housing recovery: Watsonville and San Francisco one year later -- The reconstruction of Kalamata City after the 1986 earthquake: some issues on the process of temporary housing -- Disaster aid; equity first -- Introducing disaster mitigation in a political vacuum: the experiences of the reconstruction plan following the Alto Mayo Earthquake, Peru, 1990. wind effects on the Tongan 'Hurricane House' -- Disaster resistant construction for small dwellings in Solomon Islands -- Occupant behaviour -- Rebuilding of Fao City, Iraq: a case of central government post-war reconstruction -- La Zurua: a unique experience in the integral urban development of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -- Housing in El Salvador: a case study -- Mitigation program selection and evaluation: assessing effectiveness -- Assessment of the Iranian earthquake 10 June 1990: a field report
Summary This book contains the proceeding of the conferences on Disasters and the Small Dwelling, held at Oxford in September 1990. The 26 papers cover recent experiences of post-disaster shelter and housing provision, review what has been achieved, what needs disseminating and implementing, and assesses what needs further development. The volume thus defines an international agenda to achieve safer low-income dwellings in the course of the 1990s, designated International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction by the UN. It will be essential reading for anyone - whether governmental or non-governmental a
Notes Papers presented for the "Disasters and the Small Dwelling" Conference held at Oxford Polytechnic in Sept. 1990, organized by the National Centre for Earthquake Engineering Research, University of Buffalo, and the Disaster Management Centre, Oxford Polytechnic
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Buildings -- Natural disaster effects -- Congresses
Housing -- Congresses
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Buildings -- Natural disaster effects
Housing
Rampenbestrijding.
Kleine woningen.
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Aysan, Yasemin
Davis, Ian
ISBN 9781134253425
1134253427