Shelter / Housing

This report focuses on lessons from the recovery period following the 1998 floods.

This manual explains how the choice of appropriate design and construction methods and sustainable materials and technologies during the planning, implementation and maintenance phases of reconstruction can protect natural resources and reduce energy consumption and pollution. Sustainable reconstruction management provides numerous environmental, safety and financial benefits.

Dialogue on risk reduction and sustainable recovery in housing sector Stockholm Forum for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, October 23, 2007.

This report will details recovery efforts that state government made in the 12-24 month period after Hurricane Katrina. A summary of the work of the federal government, local governments, nonprofit entities and the private sector are also included. The

This case study presents the Canadian Red Cross's housing reconstruction activities in Honduras and Nicaragua after 1998 hurricane Mitch.

This manual deals with the construction techniques and materials which are being used in the SIFFS tsunami housing reconstruction projects. The biggest challenge the building industry in India is facing today is to ensure good quality in construction. The

The post-tsunami period in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands offered an opportunity to restore affected housing and living conditions of the large number of people whose homes were destroyed or badly damaged. This report presents findings from consultations

The present book is a collection of nine papers published over nearly three decades. The first one is a newspaper article on the 1976 tornado in former Faridpur district, Bangladesh. Another article published in 1991,is on the impact of river-bank erosion

This handbook was made to provide simple information to home owners, designers and builders, and building monitors to teach principles of good design and good construction in a natural hazard prone area. Thoroughly studied, they will also guide on whether to repair or rebuild damaged houses. The descriptions are followed by a code of minimum standards for construction of houses in Aceh and Nias Islands.

This report provides a summary of data collected in the flood assessment.