Analysis of Measures for Managing Issues in Post-Disaster Housing Reconstruction

Abdulquadri Ade Bilau,Irene Lill,Emlyn Witt

doi:10.3390/buildings7020029

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Journal: Buildings	Publication Date: Mar 28, 2017
Citations: 23	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: Tallinn University of Technology

Abstract

After large scale disasters, reconstruction is often initiated by stakeholders to minimize disaster impacts and to mitigate a recurrence. For most reconstruction programmes, priority is given to reconstruction of permanent housing in consideration of the multiplying effects of housing reconstruction on social and economic recovery and the development of community resilience. However, numerous challenges arise during implementation which have reportedly been poorly managed and this has resulted in the ineffectiveness of housing reconstruction programmes and the failure of housing interventions to achieve their intended goals. In previous, related research, the issues affecting the implementation of housing reconstruction programmes were identified and a conceptual framework proposed. This study systematically reviews the academic literature, case studies and working papers in order to identify measures that have been applied by managers of reconstruction programmes to overcome these previously identified issues. The measures identified will be used to develop the previously proposed conceptual framework and thus to enable data collection through an experts’ opinion survey. Findings from the experts’ opinion survey will, in turn, be used to deduce best practice measures for managing permanent housing reconstruction programmes. This study is intended to aid policy making by providing stakeholders with good practice measures for managing issues in post-disaster housing reconstruction. In addition, it improves the knowledge base by presenting current housing reconstruction management practices and recommending how they can be improved for better community recovery and resilience building after large-scale disasters.

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While scientific research on global vulnerability to hazards, risk reduction and disaster resilience is on the rise, disasters continue to have severe consequences such as deaths, huge economic loses and social disorder
Considerable resources are often channeled to the reconstruction and recovery of affected communities [4], a substantial part of recovery funds being invested in permanent housing reconstruction [5,6]
There are undoubtedly gaps in this list of measures and these would need to be filled in order to describe a complete process of measures.The listed effects of the identified management measures that have been captured from the literature and appear in Tables 4–11 are even less likely to be comprehensive

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Introduction

While scientific research on global vulnerability to hazards, risk reduction and disaster resilience is on the rise, disasters continue to have severe consequences such as deaths, huge economic loses and social disorder. Considerable resources are often channeled to the reconstruction and recovery of affected communities [4], a substantial part of recovery funds being invested in permanent housing reconstruction [5,6]. The reconstruction of permanent housing aids the empowerment of communities through the development of local capacities towards building resilient communities [8,9,10]. It promotes the redevelopment of the physical and social environment and facilitates the recovery of affected communities [5,11,12].

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