..., regulatory compliance and safety outcomes are critical. Thirdly, it provides rare quantitative evidence from a sub-Saharan African construction market, thereby responding to calls for more context-sensitive and theoretically integrated analyses of crisis management within the built environment...

...Zehra Tugba Guzel Purpose In disaster-prone contexts, the built environment disciplines play a critical role in advancing resilience. Landscape architecture, as an interface between ecological systems and spatial planning, holds particular potential in integrating disaster-sensitive design...

... concepts for resilient recovery: a case study of India’s 2018 flood recovery ”, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment , Vol. 12 No. 3 , pp. 280 - 294 , doi: 10.1108/IJDRBE-05-2020-0044 . Olsson , L. , Jerneck , A. , Thoren , H. , Persson...

.... It is essential to consider the role of insurance companies, the potential financial burdens and how these practices can be integrated into urban planning to create a more resilient built environment. Design/methodology/approach Published literature was referred to collect information on insurance schemes...

... gaps and mismatches in climate change adaptation in the built environment in Malta. The research focuses on the positionality of the professionals working in the sector as they operate within a legal framework guided through various policies, and through their role and responsibility...

...Khalil Rahi; Faris Abu Baker; Christopher Preece; Wisam Abu Jadayil Purpose The purpose of this study is to test and validate a scale for measuring project resilience in the construction sector within the built environment. By identifying relevant indicators and items, the study aims to enhance...

...Maria Unuigbe; Sambo Lyson Zulu Purpose The UK Government has committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, being the first major nation to do so. While laudable, it raises the question, “are future built environment professionals (BEPs) equipped for this?” Although studies related...

... a handful of guidance to construction industry professionals, national and international professional institutions, non-governmental organisations and other relevant authorities to address climate change within the built environment by identifying ways for improving the relevant key job attributes...

... of existing tsunami-resilient construction aspects in Sri Lanka. Integrating all existing guidelines with international standards, finally, a consolidated guideline with significant tsunami-resilient building aspects was proposed for stakeholders involved with the resilient built environment in tsunami-prone...

... displacements from the perspective of the built environment. The REGARD project is an Erasmus+ strategic partnership project with five partner institutions; University of Huddersfield, the UK ; University of Central Lancashire, the UK; University of Colombo, Sri Lanka; Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia...

... human-made calamities; the social environment, including demographic transformations; and the built environment that includes poor construction designs. Shawn Hezron Charles can be contacted at: scha726@aucklanduni.ac.nz 20 03 2021 30 11 2021 21 01 2022 24 01 2022...

... Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Flooding Built environment Building failure Climate change Waste management Retrofitting “Adaptation” and “coping” are often used interchangeably and compared together within responses to climate...

..., expert panel sessions were held before obtaining factors and conducting the FANP phase. The panel of experts was used to identify the factors first and then reach an agreement on a reduced set of most important factors and indicators. Resilience Infrastructure Built environment Disaster...

... outputs over the past decade, the factors identified informed the development of a conceptual framework that can significantly impact the built environment’s resilience development process. Findings The review found 24 resilience factors open-coded into five criteria groups: governance, innovations...

... knowledge, water use and management and water values. This framework has the potential to produce context-specific knowledge that can contribute to flood-resilient built-environment through urban design and practices. Research limitations/implications The framework developed in this paper reveals three...

...Iftekhar Ahmed; Md Humayun Kabir Purpose The paper deals with the challenges and opportunities of enabling resilience of the built environment through building regulations and codes in a developing country context. The purpose of this paper is to explore how voluntary compliance can be achieved...

... 01 10 2020 19 10 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Urban planning Sustainable development Built environment Disaster resilience Tsunami Public open spaces Coastal cities The term public open space (POS...

...Seyedamir Tavakoli Taba; Mohammad Mojtahedi; Sidney Newton Purpose Currently there is no analysis of the development of disaster risk management literature in the construction and built environment context, the changes in its research paradigms over time and the role of different key players...

... Licensed re-use rights only Governance Built environment Building failure Building code governance Collaborative earthquake resilience Earthquake resilience Earthquakes are the most damaging and fatal of all disasters because, unlike floods and hurricanes, they occur without providing...

...Dilanthi Amaratunga; Chamindi Ishara Malalgoda; Kaushal Keraminiyage Purpose Construction industry and the built environment professions play an important role in contributing to society’s improved resilience. It is therefore important to improve their knowledgebase to strengthen their capacities...