CALL FOR PAPERS
post-disaster housing reconstruction GUEST EDITORS: Open House International SPECIAL ISSUE Post-Disaster Housing Reconstruction Publishing Date: September 2014, Vol 39 Issue 3
Dr Esther Charlesworth, Associate Professor Dr Iftekhar Ahmed, Research Fellow Humanitarian Architecture Research Bureau RMIT University, Australia
POST-DISASTER HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION Worldwide, the number and complexity of disasters continues to grow significantly. One of the main sectors most impacted by disasters is housing. Professionals in this field have a significant humanitarian role to play in meeting the needs of post-disaster housing reconstruction with future resilience in mind. This has become a high priority for a diverse range of international, governmental and nongovernmental organizations. Therefore there is an accompanying need for innovative research that can inform the efforts of these organizations in the planning, design, implementation, management and evaluation of post-disaster housing reconstruction projects. For this issue of Open House International, submission of research papers is being encouraged that deal with the diverse range of issues involved in reconstruction of housing after the different kinds of disasters throughout the world. Authors should draw on real world and empirical research that attempt to contribute to betterment of policy and practice in the field. Important Dates: Call for Papers Communication of Interest Abstract Submission (maximum 500 words) Notification of Abstract Acceptance Full Paper Submission Review and Feedback Final Revised Paper Submission Publication
December 2012 December-January 2012/13 1 March 2013 15 April 2013 1 October 2013 October-December 2013 1 March 2014 September 2014
Abstracts should be sent to Iftekhar Ahmed at ifte.ahmed@rmit.edu.au
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