International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment: Volume 8 Issue 5
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Flood caused by driftwood accumulation at a bridge
Nobuaki Kimura, Akira Tai, Akihiro HashimotoExtreme weather events introduced by climate change have been frequent across the world for the past decade. For example, Takeda City, a mountainous area in the south-western…
Tornado mitigation network analysis and simulation
Samanthi W. Durage, S.C. Wirasinghe, Janaka Y. RuwanpuraThis paper aims to apply network modelling and simulation methods to critically analyse the tornado detection, warning and communication system in the Canadian Prairies.
Multi-scale, integrated strategies for urban flood resilience
Kemi Adeyeye, Stephen EmmittThis study aims to determine and consolidate the multi-scale components that inform anticipatory action for resilience; propose a conceptual framework for the collaborative and…
Managing the humanitarian supply chain: a fuzzy logic approach
Kunal K. Ganguly, R.K. Padhy, Siddharth Shankar RaiHumanitarian supply chain management (HSCM) in today’s environment faces the challenges such as information availability, inventory management, collaboration, logistics related…
Resilience of hospital facilities in Singapore’s healthcare industry: a pilot study
Sui Pheng Low, Shang Gao, Gina Qi Er WongSingapore’s health-care infrastructure is suffering from increasing pressure due to population growth and a rapidly ageing population. This paper aims to assess the resilience of…
How sustainable is disaster resilience?: An overview of sustainable construction approach in post-disaster housing reconstruction
Farrah Zuhaira Ismail, Anthony Halog, Carl SmithThe intervention of many different organizations during the post-disaster housing reconstructions could also influence the sustainability of the overall socio-ecology of the…
Strengthening local institutions as avenues for climate change resilience
Josephat Okuku Oloo, Paul OmondiIn Africa, poverty and food insecurity is pervasive due to intertwined factors including, declining crop yields, land degradation and inadequate policy and institutional support…
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1759-5908Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Prof Dilanthi Amaratunga
- Prof Richard Haigh