CDRM 4 contains 13 technical papers presented at the First International Workshop on Wind Storm and Storm Surge Mitigation Construction: Issues of Storm, Shelter, and Safety, held in Bangladesh in 2005. The papers by U.S. and Bangladeshi scientists and engineers explore the long-term issues of wind storm, storm surge, and public safety in the Bay of Bengal region.

Topics include:

• wind storm, hurricane, and tsunami characterization;
• effect on habitat and infrastructure;
• disaster reduction strategy (affordable shelters construction);
• risk and loss estimation;
• socioeconomic aspects of population dynamics; and
• public health and safety issues.