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Retrofitting of Commmon Frame Structural (Pillar System) Houses

This publication is a consice version of the results and suggestions of the research project – Development of Seismic Retrofitting Scheme for Typical Nepali Non-Engineered Masonry Infill Reinforced Concrete Framed Buildings – conducted by Ms. Hima Shreshta, Structural Engineer of NSET, under the Applied Research Grants Program for Disaster Risk Reduction Round II funded by

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What are the tricks for Constructing Earthquake-resistant Buildings?

“This booklet targets the key players in the construction process of non-engineered building construction aiming to empower them with the new knowledge to fulfill the basic requirements of earthquake resistant buildings. This booklet can be distributed to the comunities, to the social workers and disaster related organizations as an awareness tool for creating the demand

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كيف نجعل المدن أكثر قدرة على مجابهة الكوارث: دليل قيادات الحكومات المحلية

حيث أن أكثر من نصف عد سكان العالم الآن يعشون في المناطق الحضرية، فإن جعل المدن أكثر أمنا يمثل تحديا طويل الأمد ولكن يمكن تحقيقه. والمدن هي محركات النمو الوطني، وتتسم بالحيوية في نظم حكمها وقدراتها. وعلى مرور التاريخ، أعاقت الأحداث الكارثية الحياة الحضرية. فالمناخ المتطرف والمتغير، والزلازل ، والطوارئ الناجمة عن المخاطر التي من

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Rendre les villes plus résilientes: Manuel à l’usage des dirigeants des gouvernements locaux

Le présent Manuel à l’usage des dirigeants des gouvernements locaux offre aux maires, aux gouverneurs, aux conseillers municipaux ainsi qu’à d’autres responsables concernés un cadre générique pour la réduction des risques, et met en avant les bonnes pratiques et les outils qui sont déjà judicieusement appliqués dans les différentes villes à cet effet. Il apporte

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Social Vulnerability, Sustainable Livelihoods and Disasters

The need to analyse and prepare for peoples’ vulnerability to natural hazards could be rooted in the sustainable livelihoods (SL) approach, and in development work which aims to reduce the elements of vulnerability that are a result of poverty. As such, vulnerability analysis (VA) may help to bring humanitarian work in line with [development organizations’]

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