CIB Working Commission on Disasters and the Built Environment

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Posted on: 2 January 2014
By: mackene
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The CIB Programme Committee has established a new Working Commission (W120) on Disasters and the Built Environment as successor of the former Task Group TG63. Rapid growth of urban centers presents numerous challenges to humanity, many of which can be addressed through built environment solutions. In the face of more frequent and powerful hazards, the future of vulnerable and growing populations is increasingly perilous. Against this background the objectives of the Commission are: to explore optimum means of engaging multiple stakeholders in collaborative projects that address issues of disaster and development through built environment solutions; to encourage strategic urban planning through development of an evidence base supporting built-in disaster risk reduction (DRR); to advocate for the deployment of the appropriate built environment professionals in support of DRR activities; to develop tools / frameworks / models to support built environment organizations in complex environments in a variety of global contexts; and to support the embedding of disaster and development issues in the curriculum of built environment disciplines globally, encouraging the consideration of broader career paths.

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