..., such as cloudbursts and glacial lake outbursts, were exacerbated by unregulated tourism, rampant construction, deforestation and policy negligence. The paper seeks to highlight the urgent need for sustainable development, disaster preparedness and environmental governance in ecologically sensitive regions to prevent...

... the relationship between women directors and emissions disclosure. Practical implications The study's findings have practical implications for emerging economies, corporations and other business organizations seeking to actively involve the emissions control and reduction issues toward sustainable development...

... and the need for life-long professional training. These themes were explored further with professionals within the built environment through a survey of 22 questions. A total of 113 respondents participated in this study by answering the questionnaire. Built environment Sustainable development Climate...

... Community Adolescents Resilience Disasters Sustainable development Community disaster resilience is one of the main components of effective disaster management that has been constantly emphasized in international frameworks and programs. Regarding the terminology of the United Nations Office...

... resilience assessment framework sub-divided into sustainable development and disaster risk reduction, a diagnosis of national disaster resilience was carried out, along with a disaster risk management evaluation. Under such assessments, strategic recommendations were proposed to enhance the resilience...

... development Sustainable development Law and regulatory frameworks Covid-19 Cooperative Education Thai Qualification Framework (TQF) Thailand has been struggling to provide sustainable employment to its citizens during the past few decades. Several factors inclusive of political instability, lack...

.... The importance of education sector in raising scientific contribution towards climate change mitigation and adaptation has been globally recognized by the United Nations' decade of education for sustainable development (DESD). The decade since 2005 was dedicated by the United Nations for building community...

... 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 Accordingly, based on the open mind approach of the grounded theory method, this study...

... cyclone shelter (CS), the backbone of disaster management (DM), provides short-term safety for the disaster victims in Bangladesh. This study aims to explore the community-based limitations and sustainable development features of CSs including the gender issues. Design/methodology/approach...

...Seyed Amirhossein Garakani; Azadeh Lak; Masoomeh Niyasati Purpose Man has always faced natural hazards and thus attempted to reduce their financial and loss-of-life damages. Assuring sustainable development in the post-disaster reconstruction of areas requires predictive measurements (i.e...

... framework for disaster risk reduction, the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Change Agreement – COP21). However, there is a dearth of effort at identifying and aligning the specific educational needs of built environment professionals with the three policy frameworks. This is needed...

... the fire, the nature of the professional work they undertook and their opinions on the redevelopment of the suburb as a whole. The questions specifically avoided references to sustainability, sustainable development or resilience but rather asked respondents about their philosophical approach...

... Sustainable development United Nations Disaster risk reduction In an era of change and uncertainty, policymakers recognize the need to engage community voices to pave the way to develop shared strategies for creating even stronger communities. Recently, public participation has been recognized...

... to future disasters, and thereby mitigate against disaster and contribute to (sustainable) development. At a local level, Sri Lankan traditional architecture has been closely studied by architects with regard to spatial patterns and composition, materials and technology. The traditional architecture has...

... measures Disaster prevention Sustainable development Environmental issues, including air, water and soil pollution, deforestation, climate change, shrinking arable land and a shortage of drinking water supply are deeply rooted in over‐exploitation and an unsustainable use of natural resources...

... to be incorporated into the construction management process. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Decision making Housing Disaster management Sustainable development Construction works As a result disaster relief work has increased substantially in the past two decades (Blacker, 2006...