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Existing volunteerism in response and recovery on disaster management in Bangladesh
(BARC University, 2017-12)
Community participation is the most effective elements to achieving sustainability in dealing with natural disaster risks. As a disaster, prone country Bangladesh is affected by different types of natural hazards like ...
Bulding resilient communities through architectural interventions : towards a sustainable future
(BRAC University, 2015)
The global context and the climate is changing rapidly and this poses a major threat to the population and their habitat to cope with the changing dynamics of the surroundings. Hence, the habitat that house entire communities ...
Impacts of climate change on cropping pattern in coastal region of Bangladesh : a case study of Sharankhola Upazila , Bagerhat
(BRAC University, 2012)
Natural disaster occurs almost every year in Bangladesh due to climate change. Crop
agriculture is often constrained by different hazards and disasters such as floods,
droughts, soil and water salinity, cyclones and storm ...
Vulnerability and user awareness level assessment of fire risks of high-rise buildings in Dhaka City: A study of Mohakhali commercial area
(Brac University, 2022-03)
Dhaka City grew in a spontaneous and unplanned way. A huge population with weak
services and facilities further increases its vulnerability. Government offices have
very inadequate control over the growth trend. In ...
Assessing architect's role in seismic evaluation and risk mitigation
(BRAC University, 2016)
Dhaka City having a faster urbanization has an increasing threat of hazard as the risk is more complex and complicated than the rural area due to its increased population in a concentrated area and competitive economic ...
Reduction of flood risk by indigenous knowledge at Alekdiar Char of Shibalaya Upazila in Manikganj district
(BRAC University, 2012)
The present study tries to identify the livelihood practices of the char dwellers. It also focus to
assess their economic condition in relation to livelihood practices. Local people’s
participation in the research process ...
A gender perspective of climate change and disaster management practices of a cyclone affected coastal community
(2017)
Men and women are, of course, not homogenous groups, and their experiences, lifestyles, and
geographic and socioeconomic conditions shape their worldviews and proclivities; cognizance
of these types of tendencies can be ...
People's perception in Early Warning System: a case study of Bhandara VDC Padariya-7 in Chitwan district, Nepal
(BRAC University, 2011)
Flood impact and vulnerability towards the poor people has always been significant aspect of issue and discussion worldwide. With the current climate change scenario and various studies in the past related to climate change ...
Coping strategies in riverbank erosion affected areas: A case study of Andharmanik village in Manikganj district.
(Brac University, 2022-03)
Bangladesh is considered to be the biggest delta in the world. It is crisscrossed by the
Ganges, Brahmaputra, and the Meghna river system and their branches and distributaries. It
is also considered to be one of the ...
Reducing community risk through disaster resilient housing in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2015)
Bangladesh is a multi-hazardous and disaster prone country due to its geographic location and socio-economic condition of the people. Every year natural disasters disrupt the lives of people in some parts of the country. ...