Distributing flood shelters for disaster risk reduction
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A planning framework for post-disaster collective shelters
Background and objective: Accommodation of the victims is necessary immediately after the accident to maintain order and reduce mental, psychological and physical crises, as well as providing better services to the victims of the accident. The experience of the AQ-Qala flood and the temporary accommodation of the victims in sports venues has made the need for the design of a collective shelter ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0965-3562
DOI: 10.1108/dpm-02-2019-0060