Abstract
The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami triggered significant destruction to housing and related infrastructures across various coastal districts of south India. Research shows that tsunami reconstruction projects in Kerala experienced different degrees of success and failure. On this background, this study explored factors that contributed to the successful implementation of tsunami housing projects in Kerala by (1) consolidating various critical success factors (CSFs) for post-disaster reconstruction (PDR) projects under “project management success traits” through content analysis of existing literature; (2) deriving a conceptual model that envisages project success in PDR contexts; and (3) assessing the impacts of those success traits on tsunami housing projects using confirmatory factor analysis. Necessary data were gathered through a survey of various stakeholders involved in tsunami reconstruction projects in Kerala using structured questionnaires. The research revealed that PDR project success is attributed to critical dimensions of project management such as institutional mechanisms, reconstruction strategies, project implementation, and stakeholder management. A conceptual model with the interplay of project success, success traits, as well as their CSFs identified the project management actions that must be monitored during reconstruction. Since the project management approach is widely recognized for PDR projects, these success traits hold huge potential for effective organization and management of housing reconstruction projects. The study also helped to identify project management traits that need improvements for the successful implementation of post-disaster housing projects in Kerala. Thus the research findings can serve as a foundational study for formulating project management strategies appropriate to PDR projects in Kerala.
Highlights
Kerala, the southernmost state of India on its southwest coast, is vulnerable to a range of hazards such as cyclones, earthquakes, floods, landslides, and so on
This study explored factors that contributed to the successful implementation of tsunami housing projects in Kerala by (1) consolidating various critical success factors (CSFs) for post-disaster reconstruction (PDR) projects under ‘‘project management success traits’’ through content analysis of existing literature; (2) deriving a conceptual model that envisages project success in PDR contexts; and (3) assessing the impacts of those success traits on tsunami housing projects using confirmatory factor analysis
This research hypothesized that the success of PDR projects is influenced by the critical success factors of four major project management success traits—institutional mechanism, reconstruction strategy, project implementation, and stakeholder management
Summary
The southernmost state of India on its southwest coast, is vulnerable to a range of hazards such as cyclones, earthquakes, floods, landslides, and so on. The Kerala coast frequently experiences severe erosion, necessitating frequent evacuation and rehabilitation of coastal communities, especially during the monsoon. The state is vulnerable to cyclones and experiences high winds due to cyclonic storms along the Bay of Bengal. The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and the flooding of 2018 and 2019 have added a new dimension to the disaster scenario of the state. Successful reconstruction of damaged infrastructures, especially housing, is inevitable for the sustainable recovery of the disaster-affected community. A range of management issues arises during the implementation of large-scale housing reconstruction programs due to the contextual characteristics of the post-disaster environment
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