All Outputs (3)

Extreme weather events and business continuity planning (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Jones, K., & Ingirige, B. (2008, June). Extreme weather events and business continuity planning. Presented at CIB W70 International Conference in Facilities Management, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh

There is now a broad scientific consensus that the global climate is changing in ways that are likely to have a
profound impact on human society and the natural environment over the coming decades. The challenge for
Facilities Mangers is to ensur... Read More about Extreme weather events and business continuity planning.

Investigating SME resilience and their adaptive capacities to extreme weather events: A literature review and synthesis (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Ingirige, B., Jones, K., & Proverbs, D. (2008, January). Investigating SME resilience and their adaptive capacities to extreme weather events: A literature review and synthesis. Presented at Building Resilience BEAR 2008, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

In the UK, extreme weather events (EWEs) such as floods, heat waves and storms are increasing in frequency and severity. The ability of local communities to cope with the immediate impact and recover from the aftermath is critical to the continued we... Read More about Investigating SME resilience and their adaptive capacities to extreme weather events: A literature review and synthesis.

Exploring good practice knowledge transfer related to post tsunami housing re-construction in Sri Lanka (2008)
Journal Article
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.