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Changes to the way houses and other buildings are constructed could lower energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
A fire scientist offers a six-point strategy for preventing wildfires and living safely in flammable landscapes.
Two environmental engineers say governments need to do more to protect people from possible water contamination after wildfires.
Buildings aren't the only things at risk in wildfires. Recent disasters in California have left local water system contaminated with toxic chemicals afterward, slowing return and recovery.
Nepal's past dealing with multiple disasters, including the aftermath of its civil war and the massive earthquake of 2015 may have helped the country prepare for the current COVID-19 crisis.
The proposed law does little to give people confidence in the apartments they buy. And it utterly neglects the role of architects and on-site inspections in delivering sound buildings.
People die protecting homes. They are wrong to believe their homes will protect them.
While the bushfire crisis might provoke a sense of urgency to rebuild, we need to stop and properly plan where and how we construct buildings and open spaces.
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Adjunct Professor of Architecture, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor of Civil, Environmental & Ecological Engineering, Purdue University
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Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University
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Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Discipline Head – Construction Management, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Assistant Professor, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware
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Research Affiliate, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor, Anthropology Department and School of Public Policy & Global Affairs, University of British Columbia
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Professor, Geography Department and School of Public Policy & Global Affairs, University of British Columbia
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Assisant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director, Green Infrastructure Performance Lab, Dalhousie University
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Teaching Faculty, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FoHSS), Tribhuvan University
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Associate Professor of Geography and Director, Earth Lab, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland
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Clark Distinguished Chair and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland
