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Disaster Risk Reduction Measures in Bangladesh (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Kulatunga, U., Wedawatta, H., Amaratunga, R., Parvez, A., & Biswas, R. (2012, June). Disaster Risk Reduction Measures in Bangladesh. Presented at Global Challenges in Construction Industry - World Construction Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Disasters damage the entire economy of the country when they predominantly take place in developing countries. While no country in the world is entirely safe, lack of capacity to limit the impact of hazards has made developing countries being the mos... Read More about Disaster Risk Reduction Measures in Bangladesh.

Infrastructure reconstruction programmes in the conflict affected communities of north and east Sri Lanka, knowledge society or knowledge for society? (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Haigh, R., & Amaratunga, R. (2011, December). Infrastructure reconstruction programmes in the conflict affected communities of north and east Sri Lanka, knowledge society or knowledge for society?. Presented at International Conference on the Social Sciences and the Humanities, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Resettlement activities through spaces and time (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Piyatadsananon, P., Amaratunga, R., & Keraminiyage, K. (2011, July). Resettlement activities through spaces and time. 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

Towards a framework to capture and respond to construction labour market skills (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Malalgoda, C., Siriwardena, M., Thayaparan, M., Amaratunga, R., Lill, I., Witt, E., & Kaklauskas, A. (2011, July). Towards a framework to capture and respond to construction labour market skills. Presented at PAQS 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) as major suppliers of skills and knowledge are expected to fulfill the labour market skills requirements. However, the capability of HEIs to capture and respond to such skills requirements faces numerous challen... Read More about Towards a framework to capture and respond to construction labour market skills.

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.

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

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

Empowerment revisited : will it address marginalised positions of women in post disasters? (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Thurairajah, N., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2011, July). Empowerment revisited : will it address marginalised positions of women in post disasters?. 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

Road reconstruction in post - disaster recovery; the challenges and obstacles (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Hayat, E., & Amaratunga, R. (2011, July). Road reconstruction in post - disaster recovery; the challenges and obstacles. 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

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

Empowering local governments to make disaster resilient cities (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Malalgoda, C., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2011, July). Empowering local governments to make disaster resilient cities. 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