... developing country setting. Originality/value The participatory development approach, which the toolkit follows, has been widely advocated for the past few decades and most non-governmental organisations involved in community development espouse this approach. Consequently, a wide range of participatory...

... are related to suitable distance from hazardous areas (0.240) and physical characteristics (0.042), subsequently. Temporary sheltering Urban environment Index overlay Fuzzy logic Crisis planning Natural disasters Developing country Despite tremendous advances in technology and achievement...

...Mittul Vahanvati; Irina Rafliana Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyse the reliability of Build Back Better slogan in the context of post-disaster housing reconstruction in developing countries, at enhancing disaster-resilience of housing and its occupants in the long term from socio...

... humanitarian action at both large and small scales is also proven. Resilience Disaster response Vulnerability Humanitarian assistance Developing country Damage assessment The disaster response/relief sector faces several key challenges due to the nature of the post-disaster operating context...

... to disasters. Sandra Carrasco can be contacted at: carrasco.milena.73z@st.kyoto-u.ac.jp 05 09 2015 17 05 2016 17 05 2016 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only NGO Case studies Developing country Built environment Post...