Identifying misalignments between the informal construction sector's perceptions and engineering assessments of housing safety in future disasters for capacity development.

Goldwyn, B., Vega, Y. G., Javernick-Will, A., & Liel, A. B. (2022). International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 103105.

Factors influencing public beliefs regarding the cause of induced earthquakes

Tracy, A., Javernick-Will, A., & Liel, A. (2022). Natural Hazards, 1-22.

Multi-hazard housing safety perceptions of those involved with housing construction in Puerto Rico

Goldwyn, B., Javernick-Will, A., & Liel, A. B. (2022). Sustainability, 14(7), 3802.

Assessment of hurricane wind performance and potential design modifications for informally constructed housing in Puerto Rico

Lochhead, M., Goldwyn, B., Venable, C., Liel, A. B., & Javernick-Will, A. (2022). Natural Hazards, 1-25.

Questioning the effectiveness of risk reduction via post-disaster relocation

Bodine, S. P., Tracy, A., & Javernick-Will, A. (2022). International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 71, 102834.

¿Cómo construir casas de maderas para resistir los huracanes futuros?

Nov. 19, 2021

Escrito por: Briar Goldwyn, Cole Velasquez, Yarelis Gonzales, and Meredith Lochhead En Puerto Rico, isla localizada en el caribe vulnerable a los huracanes y los terremotos, se estima que más de la mitad de la construcción comercial y residencial está construida de manera informal.1 Mientras que la vivienda informalmente construida...

Construyendo Viviendas que son seguras en Huracanes y Terremotos

Nov. 19, 2021

Escrito por: Briar Goldwyn, Cole Velasquez, Yarelis Gonzales, y Polly Murray Cuando comenzamos a estudiar el desempeño de las viviendas informalmente construidas en varios desastres naturales en Puerto Rico, la isla no se había afectado por un fuerte terremoto desde hace más de cien años. Comenzamos nuestro estudio en Julio...

Building housing that is safe in hurricanes and earthquakes

Nov. 15, 2021

Written by: Briar Goldwyn, Cole Velasquez, Yarelis Gonzales, and Polly Murray When we first set out to study the multi-hazard performance of informally constructed housing in Puerto Rico, the island had not been majorly affected by an earthquake for over 100 years. We began our study in July 2019 by...

How can wood houses be built to withstand future hurricanes?

Nov. 15, 2021

Written by: Briar Goldwyn, Cole Velasquez, Yarelis Gonzales, and Meredith Lochhead In Puerto Rico, a U.S. Caribbean island exposed to both hurricanes and earthquakes, it is estimated that over half of all commercial and residential construction is constructed informally. While this informally constructed housing provides housing access for individuals who...

Wind Performance Assessment of Postdisaster Housing in the Philippines

Venable, C., Liel, A. B., Kijewski-Correa, T., & Javernick-Will, A. (2021). Natural Hazards Review, 22(4), 04021033.

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