Abstract
This volume includes selected papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Building Resilience, held in MediaCity, Salford Quays, United Kingdom from 8th – 11th September 2014. The conference was organised by: the Centre for Disaster Resilience, University of Salford, United Kingdom; the Global Disaster Resilience Centre, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom; and the ANDROID Disaster Resilience Network, a project of the EU Lifelong Learning Programme.
The conference was organised in association with: the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR); the International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment; the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC); the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office; the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO; the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT); Collaborative Action towards Disaster Resilience Education (CADRE); Collaborative Action towards Societal Challenges through Awareness, Development, and Education (CASCADE); and, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
The conference incorporated keynote addresses by: Professor Martin Hall, Vice Chancellor, University of Salford; Dan Lewis, Chief, Urban Risk Reduction, UN-HABITAT; Dan Lewis, Chief, Urban Risk Reduction, UNHABITAT; Professor Siri Hettige, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and and Adjunct Professor, RMIT University, Australia; Professor Janaka Ruwanpura, Vice-Provost (International), University of Calgary, Canada; and, Professor Samantha Hettiarachchi, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
The conference was organised in association with: the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR); the International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment; the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC); the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office; the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO; the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT); Collaborative Action towards Disaster Resilience Education (CADRE); Collaborative Action towards Societal Challenges through Awareness, Development, and Education (CASCADE); and, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
The conference incorporated keynote addresses by: Professor Martin Hall, Vice Chancellor, University of Salford; Dan Lewis, Chief, Urban Risk Reduction, UN-HABITAT; Dan Lewis, Chief, Urban Risk Reduction, UNHABITAT; Professor Siri Hettige, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and and Adjunct Professor, RMIT University, Australia; Professor Janaka Ruwanpura, Vice-Provost (International), University of Calgary, Canada; and, Professor Samantha Hettiarachchi, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-8 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Procedia Economics and Finance |
| Volume | 18 |
| Early online date | 30 Dec 2014 |
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| Publication status | Published - 30 Dec 2014 |
| Event | 4th International Conference on Building Resilience - Salford Quays, Manchester, United Kingdom Duration: 8 Sep 2014 → 11 Sep 2014 Conference number: 4 |
