Global Program |
Resilient Housing #BuildBetterBefore
The World Bank · IBRD – IDA
Housing Portals

From the sky to the roads,
hardening communities with data and AI.

The Global Program for Resilient Housing combines drone imagery, street view and machine learning to help communities strengthen the homes that need it most — saving lives and protecting livelihoods. Choose a country to explore its portal.

Research & Publications

Aerial-terrestrial data fusion for fine-grained detection of urban clues
J. Gosling-Goldsmith, S.E. Antos, L.M. Triveno, A.R. Benjamin, C. Wang · Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science 52 (1), 59–75 (2025)
DOI PDF
Assessing climate disaster vulnerability in Peru and Colombia using street view imagery: A pilot study
C. Wang, S.E. Antos, J.G. Gosling-Goldsmith, L.M. Triveno, C. Zhu, et al. · Buildings 14 (1), 14 (2024)
DOI PDF
Automatic detection of unreinforced masonry buildings from street view images using deep learning-based image segmentation
C. Wang, S.E. Antos, L.M. Triveno · Automation in Construction 132, 103968 (2021)
DOI PDF