The construction sector is often perceived more conservative than than other sectors. The Cobouw magazine, a prominent construction magazine in the Netherlands, invited me to share my insights from reconstruction in the Philippines and Nepal. I tried to translate my lessons learned to Dutch construction professionals together with journalist Yvonne
How can we help people affected by natural hazards to build back safer housing? In this video I explain my PhD research in only 10 minutes. Download the full report Articles published as part of the full report: • Hendriks, E., Luyten, L., & Parrack, C. (2018). Knowledge exchange and adoption to
Sluitstuk | Durven bouwen op lokale kennisAardbeving- en orkaanbestendige woningen kunnen elk jaar miljoenen levens redden. Helaas belandt de beschikbare bouwkundige kennis vaak niet in de risicogebieden. Eefje Hendriks promoveert deze maand bij de faculteit Bouwkunde op dit probleem. Ze pleit ervoor om tijdens wederopbouw in ontwikkelingsl…Durven bouwen op lokale
Call for abstracts for the special issue 'Emerging Voices and Pathways to Inclusive Disaster Studies' in the Journal Disaster Prevention and Management, edited by Emmanuel Raju and JC Gaillard. This is a special issue for Early Career Researchers in disaster studies. These new scholars are asked to reflect on the
On the 23rd of September 2020 the thesis will be publicly defended. You can attend online, check out this link. Please download the full book here. Abstract: Disasters triggered by natural hazards are disproportionally impacting housing in low-income countries. During the reconstruction, many affected households do not apply construction techniques