Abstract
Various infrastructure segments of numerous countries have been repeatedly subjected to natural and man-made disasters. The potential reason of damaging infrastructure facilities and their services is resultant disaster risks due to natural or man-made hazards connect with vulnerable infrastructure facilities and vulnerable communities. The simplest way to prevent or mitigate disaster losses is addressing vulnerabilities. The main study based on which this paper was compiled aimed at exploring and investigating the vulnerabilities of infrastructures and communities benefited from infrastructures and possible solutions to overcome them. This paper presents the literature review conducted on vulnerabilities of infrastructures and empirical evidence collated on best possible DRR strategies to overcome such vulnerabilities of infrastructures. The main study was conducted using case study strategy and the expert interviews. This paper is entirely based on the data collated from the expert interviews conducted in Sri Lanka and United Kingdom. The expert interviews discovered various DRR strategies to overcome the vulnerabilities of the infrastructure projects.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | COBRA 2010 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors |
| Publisher | Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781842196199 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - Dauphine Université Paris, Paris, France Duration: 2 Sep 2010 → 3 Sep 2010 https://www.preventionweb.net/events/view/12331?id=12331 (Conference Information) |
Conference
| Conference | Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors |
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| Abbreviated title | COBRA 2010 |
| Country/Territory | France |
| City | Paris |
| Period | 2/09/10 → 3/09/10 |
| Other | Contributions are invited for the themed session on Disaster Management that will be held as part of the RICS COBRA 2010 Conference aims to stimulate ideas arising from research by exploring the range of perspectives from which the construction industry is able to contribute towards improved resilience to disasters and by facilitating the dissemination of the existing knowledge base. |
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