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Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management
Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: Issues and Challenges
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Rajib Shaw
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Juan M. Pulhin
Juan M. Pulhin
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Joy Jacqueline Pereira
Joy Jacqueline Pereira
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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4
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-7262(2010)4
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978-0-85724-488-8
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978-0-85724-487-1
Series ISSN:
2040-7262
Publication date:
2010
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Chapter 13 Housing sector considerations in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation

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Tran Phong;
Tran Phong
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Bui Duc Tinh
Bui Duc Tinh
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Tran Phong
Bui Duc Tinh
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2010
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https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-7262(2010)0000004019
  • Published:
    2010
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2010

The increasing climate-induced disaster is one of the main obstacles for sustainable development. Many countries and their housing sectors are already highly vulnerable to weather and climate extremes, as illustrated by tropical cyclones in Myanmar, Viet Nam, and the Philippines, and flooding in India, Bangladesh, and China. Disaster impacts and losses continue to rise globally.

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