UNESCO is in an ideal position to provide assistance in this field because of the specialized expertise available to it as well as its central position as forum for the collection and dissemination of international experience in order to achieve capacity building. In the case of earthquakes, it is possible, as this study demonstrates, to neutralize their harm by applying basic engineering and planning principles that are inexpensive and not beyond the skills of most building industries. We cannot prevent natural disasters from striking, but we can prevent or limit their impact by making buildings strong enough to resist their destructive forces. Natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes and earthquakes destroy hundreds of school buildings and other educational facilities every year, causing death and injury to children and disruption to the ongoing process of education.
Designing Masonry Buildings for EarthquakesĪnnex - Survey of School Buildings Damaged by the Qasvin Earthquakeįoreword The 1990 World Conference of Education for All set the challenge of progress towards basic education for all, but man-made and natural disasters have been a barrier to the achievement of this goal. EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT MASONRY BUILDINGS Basic Guidelines for Designing Schools in Iranĭivision of Educational Policies and Strategies Support to Countries in Crisis and ReconstructionĮARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT MASONRY BUILDINGS Basic Guidelines for Designing Schools in Iran Usam Ghaidan, R.I.B.A., Architect
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