Post-disaster reconstruction of the built environment : rebuilding for resilience /

• Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Other Authors: Amaratunga, Dilanthi, Haigh, Richard
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester ; Ames, IA : Wiley-Blackwell, [2011]
• Subjects: Buildings > Repair and reconstruction > Standards.; Disasters > Social aspects.; Architectural design > Technological innovations.; Disaster relief.; Electronic books.

The construction industry is typically engaged in a range of critical activities after a disaster: providing temporary shelter after the disaster; restoration of permanent shelter and public services such as hospitals, schools, water supply, power, communications, and environmental infrastructure. T...