Two environmental engineers say governments need to do more to protect people from possible water contamination after wildfires.
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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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Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University
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Adjunct Professor of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Civil, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Deputy Head of School, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Architecture, Oklahoma State University
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Principal Research Fellow, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Associate Professor in Housing, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
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Senior DECRA Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor Emeritus of Architecture and Interior Design, Miami University
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Assisant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director, Green Infrastructure Performance Lab, Dalhousie University
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Assistant Professor, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware