When bad engineering makes a natural disaster even worse

Title:
When bad engineering makes a natural disaster even worse
Speaker:
Peter Haas
Description:

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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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
08:09
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