Housing & Hazards

Implementing Hazard -Resistant Housing

Dhaka , December 1996

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1st Conference,  1996

Supported by British High Commission, Dhaka

CONTENTS - SECTION 1

TECHNOLOGIES APPROPRIATE TO RESIST HAZARDS

J R Choudhury: Design and construction of houses to resist natural hazards

D Sorrill: The PermaTent

AMM Taufiqul Anwar  Wind resistance of non-engineered housing

J Lewis & MP Chisholm: Cyclone-resistant domestic construction in Bangladesh

K I Ahmed: Hazard-resistant construction technology for rural housing in Bangladesh: reinforced cement concrete posts

N Islam: Local Government Engineering Department Housing programme in hazard-affected areas of Bangladesh