Unique characteristics of the construction industry from beginning to end in production process create, many uncertainties about its final products. Due to these uncertainties, emergence of risks is unavoidable. Dealing ...

Construction safety on project sites is of utmost importance due to the nature of the construction industry. However, it is usually a secondary concern in a market-driven society where the main concern is completing projects ...

The need to manage disasters through construction industry and its wide role in achieving successful reconstruction projects has gained importance in recent years. Hence, construction industry development through capacity ...

Disasters cause a substantial damage around the world every year. In the recent few years, large scale earthquakes and tsunamis brought tremendous damages to urban and rural areas in the world, especially in Asia. A disaster ...

Waste management is considered to be the weakest phase in responding to a disaster. This became apparent when Sri Lanka suffered enormously from the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. The City of Galle located on the south coast ...

Purpose – This paper aims to report the findings of a study, which analysed the strengths and limitations of two distinct concepts used for post-disaster housing reconstruction, namely, the donor-driven and owner-driven ...