Download PDFOpen PDF in browserImplications of Building Accidents in Urban Settings for Building Safety Studies12 pages•Published: October 23, 2017AbstractAt the core of the review is the critique that the extant theoretical approach to the study of building accidents does not sufficiently address societal level influences of vulnerability for such phenomena. Using the collapse of buildings in urban settings as reference point, the review makes a case for why the omission is fatal.Keyphrases: building/construction/structural accidents/failures, construction management, developing countries, sustainable cities, urban pathology In: Marsha Lamb (editor). AUBEA 2017: Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference 2017, vol 1, pages 427-438.
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