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Effects of extreme weather events on smes: a literature review and synthesis (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., & Amaratunga, R. (2010, January). Effects of extreme weather events on smes: a literature review and synthesis. Presented at 9th International Postgraduate Research Conference in the Built and Human Environment, Salford, Greater Manchester

Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs), which generate more than one half of the employment (58.9%) and turnover (51.9%), form an important sector of the UK economy. Although they are the main drivers of the UK economy, they are also said to be th... Read More about Effects of extreme weather events on smes: a literature review and synthesis.

Knowledge management in construction supply chain integration (2010)
Journal Article
Khalfan, M., Kashyip, M., Li, X., & Abbott, C. (2010). Knowledge management in construction supply chain integration. International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, 7(2/3), 207-221. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJNVO.2010.031218

Knowledge Management (KM) is becoming increasingly important for organisations across a wide spectrum of industry sectors, especially for the naturally fragmented construction industry. There has been a growing realisation that it is very important f... Read More about Knowledge management in construction supply chain integration.

Taking urban knowledge exchange seriously: devilish dichotomies and active intermediation (2010)
Journal Article
Perry, B., & May, T. (2010). Taking urban knowledge exchange seriously: devilish dichotomies and active intermediation. International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, 1(1-2), 6-24

Knowledge exchange and innovation have a strong local dimension and require face-to-face relationships and collaborations between universities, industries and governments. Cities are turning to the knowledge base to enhance their own socio-economic d... Read More about Taking urban knowledge exchange seriously: devilish dichotomies and active intermediation.

Contours in reflexivity: Commitment, criteria and change (2010)
Journal Article
May, T. (2010). Contours in reflexivity: Commitment, criteria and change. Methodological innovations on line, 5(1), 22-44. https://doi.org/10.4256/MIO.2010.008

This article examines the intellectual contours in calls to reflexivity in social research. In charting changes in these calls and their ideas on the role of social research in society, the article draws out lessons for future orientation. Whilst hig... Read More about Contours in reflexivity: Commitment, criteria and change.

Post-tsunami reconstruction in Sri Lanka : assessing the economic impact (2010)
Journal Article
Ruddock, L., Amaratunga, R., Wanigaratne, N., & Palliyaguru, R. (2010). Post-tsunami reconstruction in Sri Lanka : assessing the economic impact. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 14(3), 217-230. https://doi.org/10.3846/ijspm.2010.16

The “construction output shock” that was generated by the massive reconstruction programmes after the Indian Ocean tsunami in Sri Lanka spread through the economic system and was reflected in economic indicators due to the multiple linkages that the... Read More about Post-tsunami reconstruction in Sri Lanka : assessing the economic impact.

Integration of disaster risk reduction into infrastructure reconstruction sector: policy versus practise gaps (2010)
Journal Article
Palliyaguru, R., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2010). Integration of disaster risk reduction into infrastructure reconstruction sector: policy versus practise gaps. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 1(3), 277-296. https://doi.org/10.1108/17595901011080878

Purpose – The literature emphasises that integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) into planning processes is a key to reduce
natural disaster losses, boost socio-economic development needs and ensure sustainability in development gains. But link... Read More about Integration of disaster risk reduction into infrastructure reconstruction sector: policy versus practise gaps.

An integrative review of the built environment discipline’s role in the development of society’s resilience to disasters (2010)
Journal Article
Haigh, R., & Amaratunga, R. (2010). An integrative review of the built environment discipline’s role in the development of society’s resilience to disasters. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 1(1), https://doi.org/10.1108/17595901011026454

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an integrative review of the literature to explore the nature of the built environment discipline's potential role in the development of society's resilience to disasters.

Design/methodology/approa... Read More about An integrative review of the built environment discipline’s role in the development of society’s resilience to disasters.

Using the physical properties of artefacts to manage through-life knowledge flows in the built environment : an initial exploration (2010)
Journal Article
Rooke, C., Rooke, J., Koskela, L., & Tzortzopoulos, P. (2010). Using the physical properties of artefacts to manage through-life knowledge flows in the built environment : an initial exploration. Construction Management and Economics, 28(6), 601-613. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2010.489925

Effective through-life management of built facilities requires effective through-life knowledge management to
support it. The KIM (Immortal Information and Through-Life Knowledge Management) project attempted
to develop such an approach, based on a... Read More about Using the physical properties of artefacts to manage through-life knowledge flows in the built environment : an initial exploration.

The role of diffusion on the interface thickness in a ventilated filling box (2010)
Journal Article
Kaye, N., Flynn, M., Cook, M., & Ji, Y. (2010). The role of diffusion on the interface thickness in a ventilated filling box. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 652, 195-205. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112010000881

We examine the role of diffusivity, whether molecular or turbulent, on the steady-state stratification in a ventilated filling box. The buoyancy-driven displacement ventilation model of Linden et al. (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 212, 1990, p. 309) predicts... Read More about The role of diffusion on the interface thickness in a ventilated filling box.

Making a case for offsite construction in China (2010)
Journal Article
Arif, M., & Egbu, C. (2010). Making a case for offsite construction in China. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 17(6), 536-548. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699981011090170

Purpose: the purpose of this paper is to establish manufactured construction as a good potential alternative to meet the growing housing needs of China.
Design/methodology/approach: the paper uses literature review and case study as research methodo... Read More about Making a case for offsite construction in China.

Two design patterns for facilitating Building Information Model-based synchronous collaboration (2010)
Journal Article
Isikdag, U., & Underwood, J. (2010). Two design patterns for facilitating Building Information Model-based synchronous collaboration. Automation in Construction, 19(5), 544-553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2009.11.006

The traditional fragmented nature of the construction industry along with the ad hoc matter in which investments in ICT have been made has resulted in a key cause of the poor performance and inefficiencies of the industry being attributed to the comm... Read More about Two design patterns for facilitating Building Information Model-based synchronous collaboration.

A web-based teaching/learning environment to support collaborative knowledge construction in design (2010)
Journal Article
Kocaturk, T. (2010). A web-based teaching/learning environment to support collaborative knowledge construction in design. Electronic journal of information technology in construction (Online), 15, 271-290

A web-based application has been developed as part of a recently completed research which proposed a conceptual framework to collect, analyze and compare different design experiences and to construct structured representations of the emerging knowled... Read More about A web-based teaching/learning environment to support collaborative knowledge construction in design.

Structural asessment and strengthening of Atatürk's mausoleum, Anitkabir (2010)
Journal Article
Toker, S., Kocaturk, T., & Ünay, A. (2010). Structural asessment and strengthening of Atatürk's mausoleum, Anitkabir. Mimarlık Fakültesi dergisi, 27(1), 125-138. https://doi.org/10.4305/metu.jfa.2010.1.7

Anıtkabir is the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the commander of Turkish War of Independence and the founder of Republic of Turkey. Rather than a work of architecture, Anıtkabir has been a symbol and a focal center of Atatürk’s principles, repub... Read More about Structural asessment and strengthening of Atatürk's mausoleum, Anitkabir.