Over the last three decades, the frequency and magnitude of disasters have considerably increased due to urbanization and climate change, thereby causing significant loss of lives, property, and the economy. To respond to such catastrophic events, significant financial resources are allocated by a combination of public and private sources for […]
State of the Art Rapid Repairability Assessment and Reconstruction of Damaged Structures to Reduce Internally Displaced Population
The 2023 Turkey earthquake caused 35,000 mid-rise buildings to collapse, killing 51,000 people and leaving 4.1 million people homeless. The program conducted by the largest municipality in the affected area, Gaziantep, provided innovative rapid shelter solutions for Internally Displaced Population (IDP) by assisting them in returning to repairable buildings. […]
Massive Indigenous Housing Recovery Platform In Afghanistan After The 2022 Earthquake
The magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck the remote south-eastern region of Afghanistan on June 22, 2022. With over 1,000 casualties and more than 50,000 damaged or destroyed homes, this disaster affected the lives of tens of thousands of people. This politically fragile region is controlled by the Taliban and is under consistent […]
Assessing and Quantifying Success and Failures in Post-Disaster Housing Recovery: A Comprehensive Evaluation Framework
Over the last three decades, the frequency and magnitude of disasters have considerably increased due to urbanization and climate change, thereby causing significant loss of lives, property, and the economy. To respond to such catastrophic events, significant financial resources are allocated by a combination of public and private sources for […]
PREPARE Program WCEE 2017
The United States Agency for International Development / Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Preparing Rescue and Emergency Personnel to Ameliorate the Response to Earthquakes (PREPARE) Program is a Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) program aimed at strengthening the ability of Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams and key local […]
