Review of Housing Vulnerability: Implications for Climate Resilient Houses

The document identifies typhoons as the most dangerous climate hazard in Da Nang, specifically impacting housing. It highlights that semi-permanent housing is particularly vulnerable due to technical structural weaknesses, with roof damage often leading to further destruction of walls, doors, and windows. The brief argues that these homes can generally be reinforced or renovated for disaster resistance and calls for research into the costs and benefits of alternative designs to reduce future risks.

• In Da Nang, typhoons are the most dangerous climate hazard and housing is one of the most vulnerable sectors, with damage resulting from both climate hazards and poor construction techniques or inappropriate housing solutions.
• Semi-permanent housing in Vietnam and Da Nang exhibits significant technical structural weaknesses that make it susceptible to destruction by typhoons, with roof damage typically being the primary point of failure that leads to damage in other areas like windows, doors, and walls.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2014). Review of Housing Vulnerability: Implications for Climate Resilient Houses. https://cdkn.org/resource/review-of-housing-vulnerability-vietnam

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Review of Housing Vulnerability: Implications for Climate Resilient Houses. 2014. https://cdkn.org/resource/review-of-housing-vulnerability-vietnam.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2014review, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Review of Housing Vulnerability: Implications for Climate Resilient Houses}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = jul, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/review-of-housing-vulnerability-vietnam}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }