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Strengthening post disaster reconstruction through capacity building : a literature review
Presentation / Conference
building : a literature review. Presented at 9th International Postgraduate Research Conference in the Built and Human Environment, Salford, Greater Manchester

Disasters cause substantial damage around the world every year. While there are usually
preventive measures that can be implemented to mitigate loss of life, it is often not
economical to avoid damages to infrastructure and building or to insure en... Read More about Strengthening post disaster reconstruction through capacity building : a literature review.

Enhancing capacities for disaster mitigation and reconstruction in the built environment: a case study from Sri Lanka
Presentation / Conference
from Sri Lanka. Presented at CIB 2010, University of Salford

Throughout the recent decades, natural and man-made disasters have demonstrated the fragility of the
built environment and its vulnerability to hazards. The destruction of the built environment caused by
disasters impedes the regular functioning of... Read More about Enhancing capacities for disaster mitigation and reconstruction in the built environment: a case study from Sri Lanka.

Exploring disaster risk reduction in the built environment
Presentation / Conference
Malalgoda, C., Amaratunga, R., & Pathirage, C. Exploring disaster risk reduction in the built environment. Presented at CIB 2010, University of Salford

The purpose of this paper is to review the role of construction industry and built environment
disciplines in disaster risk reduction. There is much evidence to show that every year natural disasters
cause a substantial amount of damage throughout... Read More about Exploring disaster risk reduction in the built environment.

Building up resilience of construction sector SMEs and their supply chains to extreme weather events
Presentation / Conference
Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., & Amaratunga, R. Building up resilience of construction sector SMEs and their supply chains to extreme weather events. Presented at CIB 2010, University of Salford

Wider scientific community now accept that the threat of climate change as real and thus acknowledge the importance of implementing adaptation measures in a global context. In the UK, the physical effects of climate change are likely to be directly f... Read More about Building up resilience of construction sector SMEs and their supply chains to extreme weather events.

Key issues for implementing knowledge management in relational contracting project settings
Presentation / Conference
Bakri, A., Ingirige, B., & Amaratunga, R. Key issues for implementing knowledge management in relational contracting project settings. Presented at CIB 2010, University of Salford

The necessity of relational approaches or inter-organisational relationships in construction industry
might due to the nature of construction itself which often highly specialised, complex projects, involving various participants, and also with exte... Read More about Key issues for implementing knowledge management in relational contracting project settings.

Decision making in outsourcing support services in The United Kingdom public healthcare
Presentation / Conference
Rahim, N., Baldry, D., & Amaratunga, R. Decision making in outsourcing support services in The United Kingdom public healthcare. Presented at CIB 2010, University of Salford

Outsourcing has now become an established trend for many organisations, both in the private and public sectors. The public healthcare sector is not excluded from this. Outsourcing, once used as a means to reduce costs, has now acquired strategic sign... Read More about Decision making in outsourcing support services in The United Kingdom public healthcare.