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Lifelong learning needs for disaster management education in the built environment (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Amaratunga, R., Siriwardena, M., Malalgoda, C., Pathirage, C., & Thayaparan, M. (2011, July). Lifelong learning needs for disaster management education in the built environment. Presented at International conference on building resilience, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Disasters cause considerable damage around the world every year. It is evident that most of the material damages of disaster have been on engineering related facilities of the built environment and therefore require serious efforts from the construct... Read More about Lifelong learning needs for disaster management education in the built environment.

Case study as a research strategy: Investigating extreme weather resilience of construction SMEs in the UK (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., & Amaratunga, R. (2011, July). Case study as a research strategy: Investigating extreme weather resilience of construction SMEs in the UK. Presented at ARCOM doctoral workshop, International conference on building resilience, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Determining an appropriate research methodology is considered as an important element in a research study; especially in a doctoral research study. It involves approach to the entire process of a research study, starting from theoretical underpinning... Read More about Case study as a research strategy: Investigating extreme weather resilience of construction SMEs in the UK.

SME resilience to extreme weather events: Important initiatives for informing policy making in the area (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ingirige, B., & Wedawatta, G. (2011, July). SME resilience to extreme weather events: Important initiatives for informing policy making in the area. Presented at International conference on building resilience, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Enhancing the resilience of local communities to weather extremes has gained significant interest over the years, amidst the increased intensity and frequency of such events. The fact that such weather extremes are forecast to further increase in num... Read More about SME resilience to extreme weather events: Important initiatives for informing policy making in the area.

Capacity building towards resilience: context of post disaster waste management (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Karunasena, G., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2011, July). Capacity building towards resilience: context of post disaster waste management. Presented at International Conference on Building Resilience 2011: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Post conflict housing reconstruction: housing needs and expectations of conflict affected communities (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Seneviratne, T., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2011, July). Post conflict housing reconstruction: housing needs and expectations of conflict affected communities. Presented at International Conference on Building Resilience 2011: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Disaster knowledge factors: benefits and challenges (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Seneviratne, T., Pathirage, C., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2011, July). Disaster knowledge factors: benefits and challenges. Presented at International Conference on Building Resilience 2011: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Social vulnerability and disaster risk reduction needs: perspectives of women (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ginige, K., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2011, July). Social vulnerability and disaster risk reduction needs: perspectives of women. Presented at International Conference on Building Resilience 2011: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Risk identification on community based post disaster housing reconstruction projects (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ophiyandri, T., Amaratunga, R., & Pathirage, C. (2011, July). Risk identification on community based post disaster housing reconstruction projects. Presented at International Conference on Building Resilience 2011: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

Inquiry‐answer extraction system for disaster risk reduction and the development of sustainable communities (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Kaklauskas, A., Amaratunga, R., & Budryte, L. (2011, July). Inquiry‐answer extraction system for disaster risk reduction and the development of sustainable communities. Presented at International Conference on Building Resilience 2011: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities, Kandalama, Sri Lanka