{"title":"Professionalism of the built environment researcher","authors":"G. Ofori","doi":"10.5592/co/ftce.2019.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5592/co/ftce.2019.01","url":null,"abstract":"What is professionalism? How important is professionalism to any particular field of endeavour and to society as a whole? Does a researcher have to demonstrate professionalism? How is the professionalism of a researcher determined, and how is it assessed? \u0000How important is professionalism to the field of research on the built environment? What form does professionalism among researchers on the built environment take? Who should develop the professionalism of such researchers? How should studies of professionalism in the field the built environment be done; what is the method to be applied in such studies? Who will be the gatekeeper of professionalism in that field, and who will undertake the assessment of the levels of professionalism? \u0000The study is exploratory in nature. It seeks to address the questions outlined above on professionalism in the field of built environment research. It suggests that the community of researchers on the built environment should give professionalism greater attention. It recommends that further studies on the parameters of the area of research be undertaken and proposes some relevant topics.","PeriodicalId":403138,"journal":{"name":"Future Trends in Civil Engineering","volume":"25 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130917530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marta Šavor Novak, J. Atalić, Mario Uroš, S. Prevolnik, M. Nastev
{"title":"Seismic risk reduction in Croatia: mitigating the challenges and grasping the opportunities","authors":"Marta Šavor Novak, J. Atalić, Mario Uroš, S. Prevolnik, M. Nastev","doi":"10.5592/co/ftce.2019.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5592/co/ftce.2019.04","url":null,"abstract":"Croatia is located in a seismically active region of Southern Europe. Disastrous earthquakes have occurred in the past and can hit again and, if not adequately addressed, losses to life and property can be significant. Yet, there is still not enough community awareness and understanding of the potential seismic risk, although it is indispensable for successful mitigation strategies. This paper discusses the current state of knowledge and practice related to seismic risk assessment and reduction activities in the country, and gives suggestions on how to effectively overcome challenges and seize the opportunities to increase community resilience.","PeriodicalId":403138,"journal":{"name":"Future Trends in Civil Engineering","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125585613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}