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When bad engineering makes a natural disaster even worse

Peter Haas · TED

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What did the world learn from the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010? That shoddy buildings and bad planning can make a terrible situation even worse. "Haiti was not a natural disaster," says TED Fellow Peter Haas. "It was a disaster of engineering." The solution: Help builders on the ground get trained in modern engineering practices, so they can rebuild their country stronger, brick by brick.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED Senior Fellows at TEDGlobal 2010
Speaker
Peter Haas
Year
2010
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Business and management, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
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