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Disaster management education through Higher Education – industry collaboration in the built environment (2014)
Journal Article
Thayaparan, M., Malalgoda, C., Keraminiyage, K., & Amaratunga, R. (2014). Disaster management education through Higher Education – industry collaboration in the built environment. Procedia Economics and Finance, 18, 651-658. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2212-5671%2814%2900987-3

Effectively responding to the current and dynamic construction labour market requirements is a major responsibility of higher education institutions (HEIs). HEIs aim to reduce the mismatch between what they deliver and what is required by the industr... Read More about Disaster management education through Higher Education – industry collaboration in the built environment.

ANDROID : an inter-disciplinary academic network that promotes co-operation and innovation among European higher education to increase society's resilience to disasters (2014)
Journal Article
Haigh, R., Amaratunga, R., & Thayaparan, M. (2014). ANDROID : an inter-disciplinary academic network that promotes co-operation and innovation among European higher education to increase society's resilience to disasters. Procedia Economics and Finance, 18, 857-864. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2212-5671%2814%2901011-9

Using knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels is one of five priorities for action (PFA) that were identified in the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). The responsibility for such capacity building... Read More about ANDROID : an inter-disciplinary academic network that promotes co-operation and innovation among European higher education to increase society's resilience to disasters.

Private investment in disaster risk management (2014)
Report
Ingirige, B., Amaratunga, D., Kumaraswamy, M., Liyanage, C., Perwaiz, A., Towashiraporn, P., & Wedawatta, H. (2014). Private investment in disaster risk management

Book of abstracts : 4th international conference on building resilience : incorporating the 3rd annual conference of the ANDROID Disaster Resilience Network (2014)
Book
(2014). R. Haigh, R. Amaratunga, K. Keraminiyage, & M. Thayaparan (Eds.), Book of abstracts : 4th international conference on building resilience : incorporating the 3rd annual conference of the ANDROID Disaster Resilience Network. ANDROID Disaster Resilience Network

Contributions of women managers to UK construction industry (2014)
Book Chapter
Thayaparan, M., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2014). Contributions of women managers to UK construction industry. In D. Amaratunga, R. Haigh, L. Ruddock, K. Keraminiyage, U. Kulatunga, & C. Pathirage (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Construction in a Changing World, in Kandalana, Sri Lanka. University of Salford

Women managers are highly under-represented in the UK construction industry, which is typically considered as male-dominated, despite the various initiatives taken by the government and other organisations to improve the status of women in constructi... Read More about Contributions of women managers to UK construction industry.

Vulnerability of the Emirati energy sector for disaster : A critical review (2014)
Journal Article
Al-Khaili, K., Pathirage, C., & Amaratunga, R. (2014). Vulnerability of the Emirati energy sector for disaster : A critical review. Procedia Economics and Finance, 18, 701-709. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2212-5671%2814%2900993-9

Infrastructure in all its forms is a valuable asset and vulnerable to any natural or manmade hazard. The protection of infrastructure is thus one of the most important and difficult tasks for any government. The energy sector dominates in the UAE and... Read More about Vulnerability of the Emirati energy sector for disaster : A critical review.