Existing codes for public works (earthquakes)

• "Projet du Reglement Parasismique des Ouvrages d'Art RPOA 2007" (Algerian seismic code for public works, 2007)

Useful resources related to housing safety

• "Safer Homes, Stronger Communities: A Handbook for Reconstructing after Natural Disasters" (GFDRR, 2010)
• "improved building practices for hurricanes" (Caribbean Construction Magazine, Third Quarter 2009)
• "Earthquake Risk in Africa: A community leader's guide" "Risque de tremblement de terre en Afrique: Un guide pour les chefs de communautes" (by Djillali Benouar, 2005)
• "Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country" (USGS, 2005)
• "Earthquake Survival Manual" (Tokyo Metropolitan Government, 2003)
• "The Homeowner's Guide to Earthquake Safety" (California Seismic Safety Commission, 2002)
• "Earthquake Preparedness: What every childcare provider should know" (FEMA, 1993)

Useful resources related to school safety

• "Guidance Notes on Safer School Construction" (INEE, GFDRR, etc., 2009)
• "Why Start with Schools concept" (by Garry de la Pomerai, COGSS-DPE)
• "Disaster Preparedness and Response for Schools and Universities" (NCEF website)
• "OECD Initiative on Earthquake Safety in Schools" (OECD website)
• "Report to OECD Council on OECD Recommendation concerning Guidelines on Earthquake Safety in Schools" (OECD, 2009)
• "Reducing Vulnerability of School Children to Earthquakes: School Earthquake Safety Initiative (SESI)" (UNCRD, 2009)
• "International Conference on School Safety Action Plan (14-16 Mary 2008, Islamabad, Pakistan)" (2008)
• "School Earthquake Safety" (UNCRD, CDM-ITB, 2008)
• "Community Asset Management (CAM) in Bhubaneshwar, India, Part 1" "Part 2" (DFID, etc.)
• "Seismic Retrofitting Quick Reference: School Facilities that Withstand Earthquakes (Examples of Seismic Retrofitting)" (MEXT of Japan, 2006)
• "Earthquake Risk in Africa: A school's guide" "Risque de tremblement de terre en Afrique: Un guide pour les ecoles" (by Djillali Benouar, 2005)
• "Evaluation of School Building Indices Quality System in Greece: A tool for decision makers" (by Emmanuel Baltas, 2005)
• "Some Retrofit Options for the Seismic Upgrading of Old Low-Rise School Buildings in Mexco" (by Arturo Tena-Colunga) -
• "Risk Management Series: Design Guide for Improving School Safety in Earthquakes, Floods, and High Winds" (FEMA, 2004)
• "Protection of Educational Buildings against Earthquakes (A Manual for Designers and Builders)" (NSET-Nepal, etc., 2002)

Educational materials for disaster risk reduction

• "Proceedings of UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (31 March – 2 April 2009, Bonn, Germany)" (UNESCO, 2009)
• "Responding to urban disasters: Learning from previous relief and recovery operations" (ALNAP & ProVention, 2009)
• "Building the Resilience of the Education Sector to Disasters" (UNESCO Bangkok office)

Other useful resources

• "The Acehnese Gampong Three Years On: Assessing Local Capacity and -Reconstruction Assistance in Post-tsunami Aceh" (ACARP, 2007)
• "Good Engineering without Appropriate Communication doesn't lead to Seismic Risk Reduction" (by Tom Schacher)
• "From Code to Practice: Challenges for Building Code Implementation" (UNCRD, 2009)
• "Joint Research on the Assessment Methodology for Recovery Community Development" "Japanese original" (UNCRD, etc., 2009)
• "Keys to Public Safety & Disaster Reduction in view of Earthquakes and Hurricanes" (by Lalliana Mualchin)
• "Global Earthquake Model (GEM)" (GEM website)
• "Global Earthquake Model (GEM): A uniform, independent standard to calculate and communicate earthquake risk worldwide" (GEM Foundation, 2009)