Disasters and their Effects on Buildings

Recovery and Prevention

• Introduction:what constitutes a disaster, loss assessment, disaster management, preparedness, risk reduction, strategy trends
• Natural Disasters:
• earthquakes
• Case Studies: Romania, Turkey and Taiwan
• flooding
• Case Studies: France and UK
• weather conditions
• Case Studies: Florida, France, Alaska, UK
• Manmade disasters:
• conflict
• Case Studies: Northern Ireland, New York (WTC), and Romania
• fire
• Case Study: UK
• industrial accidents/pollution
• Case Study: Romania
• vandalism/neglect
• Case Study: UK
• Further sources of information
• Bibliography
• Index

Roxanna McDonald

Writer Roxanna McDonald, Architect RIBA, AA Dip Cons Grande Bretagne, DAA/AL France is a practicing architect working in the UK, France and Eastern Europe.

Disasters and their Effects on Buildings

Disasters and their Effects on Buildings: Recovery and Prevention by Roxanna McDonald
Publisher: Architectural Press
ISBN: 0750656700

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