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I hardly see how that's connected to the number of laws on the books. My understanding is that buildings in developing countries are more prone to disaster bec
by wefarrell 8y ago
I hardly see how that's connected to the number of laws on the books.
My understanding is that buildings in developing countries are more prone to disaster because of the way they're financed. In developed countries, buildings are funded by banks, which require insurance, which require inspections.
- metaphor 8y ago> My understanding is that buildings in developing countries are more prone to disaster because of the way they're financed. You clearly haven't seen the kind of half-baked crap that comes out of unregulated construction. Even in places with established building code, certain outcomes aren't always guaranteed, e.g. the dumpster fires known as LA and SF.
- Old_Thrashbarg 8y agoBuilding codes do definitely play a role. A lot of them are written in reaction to some tragedy (fire, earthquake, structural failure, etc). Here's an interesting assertion: "the biggest potential saving of lives in rural areas lies in compliance with better building standards, so that homes and schools do not collapse so easily" (https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2106507/enforcing-building-rules-will-save-lives https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2106507...)