Earthquake Resistant Housing

Author(s)
Schilderman, T.
Publication language
English
Pages
11pp
Date published
01 Jun 1990
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Disasters, Shelter and housing, Earthquakes
Organisations
Practical Action

Adopting the sophisticated building regulations of the developed world in poor countries has done little to prevent poor people's housing from collapsing in earthquakes. There are many ways of making stone and adobe buildings better able to resist earthquakes which are within the reach of people on low incomes.