When bad engineering makes a natural disaster even worse
- Title:
- When bad engineering makes a natural disaster even worse
- Speaker:
- Peter Haas
- Description:
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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.
- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
closed TED
- Project:
- TEDTalks
- Duration:
- 08:09