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Disaster experiences, associated problems and lessons in southwestern coastal Bangladesh: exploring through participatory rural appraisal to enhance resilience (2022)
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Parvin, G., Dasgupta, R., Abedin, M. A., Sakamoto, M., Ingirige, B., Kibria, M., …Nakagawa, H. (2022). Disaster experiences, associated problems and lessons in southwestern coastal Bangladesh: exploring through participatory rural appraisal to enhance resilience. Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/23789689.2022.2138165

The southwestern coastal part of Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to different kinds of disasters due to the changing climatic conditions. With the lenses of rural communities here an approach to examine how were the different disasters experiences, w... Read More about Disaster experiences, associated problems and lessons in southwestern coastal Bangladesh: exploring through participatory rural appraisal to enhance resilience.

Advanced technologies for offering situational intelligence in flood warning and response systems : a literature review (2022)
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Samansiri, S., Fernando, T., & Ingirige, B. (2022). Advanced technologies for offering situational intelligence in flood warning and response systems : a literature review. Water, https://doi.org/10.3390/w14132091

Deaths and property damage from floods have increased drastically in the past two 9 decades due to various reasons such as increased population, unplanned development and climate 10 change. Such losses from floods can be reduced by issuing timely e... Read More about Advanced technologies for offering situational intelligence in flood warning and response systems : a literature review.

Climate financing barriers and strategies : the case of Sri Lanka (2022)
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Dasandara, M., Ingirige, B., Kulatunga, U., & Fernando, T. (2022). Climate financing barriers and strategies : the case of Sri Lanka. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMPC-12-2021-0069

Purpose: Climate change mitigation and adaptation play an important role in overcoming the climate change challenges facing Sri Lanka today. Many initiatives have been undertaken to implement different policies and plans in this regard, which requir... Read More about Climate financing barriers and strategies : the case of Sri Lanka.

Living-transforming disaster relief shelter : a conceptual approach for sustainable post-disaster housing (2021)
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Ghomi, S., Wedawatta, G., Ginige, K., & Ingirige, B. (2021). Living-transforming disaster relief shelter : a conceptual approach for sustainable post-disaster housing. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 11(4), 687-704. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-04-2020-0076

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the performance of post-disaster housing reconstruction projects, propose the conceptual Living-transforming disaster relief shelter (LTFDR-shelter) approach where temporary shelter is increment... Read More about Living-transforming disaster relief shelter : a conceptual approach for sustainable post-disaster housing.

Capacity building for disaster risk reduction (2016)
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Kulatunga, U., & Ingirige, B. (2016). Capacity building for disaster risk reduction. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 6(4), 362-364. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-06-2016-0025

An increasing number of devastating natural disasters have occurred during recent years. Climate change is set to worsen their incidence and impacts even further making the risk of disasters a global concern. The increased extent and intensity of dis... Read More about Capacity building for disaster risk reduction.

Post-disaster housing reconstruction in Sri Lanka : what methodology? (2015)
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Amaratunga, N., Haigh, R., & Ingirige, B. (2015). Post-disaster housing reconstruction in Sri Lanka : what methodology?. SAGE Open, 5(3), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244015583072

Research methodology is the procedural framework within which the research is conducted. This includes the overall approach to a problem that could be put into practice in a research process, from the theoretical underpinning to the collection and an... Read More about Post-disaster housing reconstruction in Sri Lanka : what methodology?.

Putting policy initiatives into practice : adopting an “honest broker” approach to adapting small businesses against flooding (2014)
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Ingirige, B., & Wedawatta, H. (2014). Putting policy initiatives into practice : adopting an “honest broker” approach to adapting small businesses against flooding. Structural survey, 32(2), 123-139. https://doi.org/10.1108/SS-01-2013-0011

Purpose: Amidst the current economic climate, which places many constraints on expensive flood defence schemes, the policy makers tend to favour schemes that are sympathetic to the needs of small and medium -sized enterprises (SMEs) and which prom... Read More about Putting policy initiatives into practice : adopting an “honest broker” approach to adapting small businesses against flooding.

Resilience and adaptation of small and medium-sized enterprises to flood risk (2012)
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Wedawatta, G., & Ingirige, B. (2012). Resilience and adaptation of small and medium-sized enterprises to flood risk. Disaster Prevention and Management, 21(4), 474-488. https://doi.org/10.1108/09653561211256170

Purpose – The UK has experienced a number of flood events in recent years, and the intensity and frequency of such events are forecast to further increase in future due to changing climatic conditions. Accordingly, enhancing the resilience of small a... Read More about Resilience and adaptation of small and medium-sized enterprises to flood risk.

Extreme weather events and construction SMEs : vulnerability, impacts and responses (2011)
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Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., Jones, K., & Proverbs, D. (2011). Extreme weather events and construction SMEs : vulnerability, impacts and responses. Structural survey, 29(2), 106-119. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630801111132795

Purpose: the UK experienced a number of Extreme Weather Events (EWEs) during recent years and a significant number of businesses were affected as a result. With the intensity and frequency of weather extremes predicted in the future, enhancing the re... Read More about Extreme weather events and construction SMEs : vulnerability, impacts and responses.

Innovation in construction eBusiness (2011)
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Perera, S., Ruikar, K., & Ingirige, B. (2011). Innovation in construction eBusiness. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 16, 635-636

The use of e-Business within the construction industry has steadily grown over the last decade. However, despite the successes being widely publicized, it is perceived that progress is limited and constrained within the industry. Thus, there are stil... Read More about Innovation in construction eBusiness.

Building up resilience of construction sector SMEs and their supply chains to extreme weather events (2010)
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Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., & Amaratunga, R. (2010). Building up resilience of construction sector SMEs and their supply chains to extreme weather events. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 14(4), 362-375. https://doi.org/10.3846/ijspm.2010.27

Wider scientific community now accept that the threat of climate change as real and thus acknowledge the importance of implementing adaptation measures in a global context. In the UK, the physical effects of climate change are likely to be directly f... Read More about Building up resilience of construction sector SMEs and their supply chains to extreme weather events.

Maximising social interactions and effectiveness within distance learning courses : cases from construction (2009)
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Ingirige, B., & Goulding, J. (2009). Maximising social interactions and effectiveness within distance learning courses : cases from construction. Journal for Education in the Built Environment, 4(1), 75-99

Advanced Internet technologies have revolutionised the delivery of distance learning education. As a result, the physical proximity between learners and the learning providers has become less important. However, whilst the pervasiveness of these tech... Read More about Maximising social interactions and effectiveness within distance learning courses : cases from construction.

The interaction between non-governmental organisations and marginalized communities to build self-sustaining capacity to transfer, absorb and use building technologies in indigenous housing (2009)
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Madubuko, L., Ingirige, B., & Sexton, M. (2009). The interaction between non-governmental organisations and marginalized communities to build self-sustaining capacity to transfer, absorb and use building technologies in indigenous housing. ˜The œbuilt & human environment review, 2(1), 64-101

Different organisations outside the public and private sectors, such as non governmental organisations (NGOs), are involved in generating, introducing, and promoting capacity building and technology, particularly in marginal areas of less developed c... Read More about The interaction between non-governmental organisations and marginalized communities to build self-sustaining capacity to transfer, absorb and use building technologies in indigenous housing.

Exploring good practice knowledge transfer related to post tsunami housing re-construction in Sri Lanka (2008)
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Ingirige, B., Haigh, R., Malalgoda, C., & Palliyaguru, R. (2008). Exploring good practice knowledge transfer related to post tsunami housing re-construction in Sri Lanka. Journal of construction in developing countries, 13(2), 21-42

Sri Lanka was badly affected by the tsunami that occurred on 26th December 2004. The tsunami destroyed about two-thirds of the Sri Lankan coastline and affected more than 1,000,000 people. It does not only affected the lives of the community, but als... Read More about Exploring good practice knowledge transfer related to post tsunami housing re-construction in Sri Lanka.

Intranets in large construction organisations : exploring advancements, capabilities and barriers (2007)
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Ingirige, B., & Sexton, M. (2007). Intranets in large construction organisations : exploring advancements, capabilities and barriers

The role of Intranets has changed significantly from a passive role of providing company information to its employees to a more dynamic role to share and capture knowledge. A review of the literature on Intranets reveals that some companies leverage... Read More about Intranets in large construction organisations : exploring advancements, capabilities and barriers.

Understanding construction alliances : their rationale and design (2007)
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Ingirige, B., & Sexton, M. (2007). Understanding construction alliances : their rationale and design

Alliances are collaborative vehicles which have been set up to respond to intense and rapid changes associated with globalisation. This alliance trend is evident in the construction industry. Although numerous studies have been conducted on allian... Read More about Understanding construction alliances : their rationale and design.

Alliances in Construction: Investigating Initiatives and Barriers for Long-term Collaboration , Engineering (2006)
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Ingirige, B., & Sexton, M. (2006). Alliances in Construction: Investigating Initiatives and Barriers for Long-term Collaboration , Engineering. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 13(5), 521 - 535. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980610690774

Purpose ? This paper aims to prove that alliances in the construction industry can be used as vehicles to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Design/methodology/approach ? The paper first sets out a theoretical proposition through a literature... Read More about Alliances in Construction: Investigating Initiatives and Barriers for Long-term Collaboration , Engineering.

Web- Enabled Project Management: An Emerging Paradigm in Construction (2003)
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Alshawi, M., & Ingirige, B. (2003). Web- Enabled Project Management: An Emerging Paradigm in Construction. Automation in Construction, 12(4), 349-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0926-5805%2803%2900003-7

The paper addresses the emerging paradigm of performing project management over the web. It describes the pitfalls in current project management practices amidst the challenges they have to face due to increasing project complexities.At present, the... Read More about Web- Enabled Project Management: An Emerging Paradigm in Construction.