An evaluation framework for assessing resilience of post-disaster housing

International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 300-312

  Ahmed, Iftekhar ^a   Charlesworth, Esther Ruth ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asia Pacific; Evaluation; Housing; NGO; Reconstruction; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; HOUSING PROJECT; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; RECONSTRUCTION; RESILIENCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; VALUATION;

AUSTRALIA; COOK ISLANDS; PACIFIC SECTOR; SOUTHERN OCEAN; SRI LANKA;

EID: 84941218982     PISSN: 17595908     EISSN: 17595916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJDRBE-11-2013-0042     Document Type: Article

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