Post‐disaster housing reconstruction

Karunasena, Gayani; Rameezdeen, Raufdeen

doi:10.1108/17595901011056631

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“…Other post-disaster related studies such as Ophiyandri et al (2013) have identified community and stakeholder engagement among the CSFs of community-based post-disaster housing reconstruction projects (CPHRP) during the pre-construction in Indonesia. The finding is also consistent with other authors (Ahmed, 2011;Karunasena and Rameezdeen, 2010). Involvement of communities is essential because, they are the first respondents after the disaster.…”

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“…In Angola, the decades of internal strife have resulted in the destruction or deterioration of physical infrastructure, compromising the country's social and economic cohesion, and its regional integration agenda (ADB, 2011). Managing projects in the post-disaster environment requires paramount attention to accelerate the process and improve the human settlement environment (Karunasena and Rameezdeen, 2010;Rouhanizadeh, Kermanshachi and Dhamangaokar, 2019). Consequently, there is need to explore CSFs in PDRPs, as they can have an impact on the successful delivery of reconstruction projects.…”

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Critical success factors for managing post-disaster reconstruction projects: the case of Angola

Sospeter

Rwelamila

Gimbi³

2020

CEB

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Although some studies have been carried out on project management of “typical” construction projects, little work has been done on what makes Post-Disaster Reconstruction Projects (PDRPs) successful. This paper analyses the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for implementation of PDRPs in Angola. The paper adopted a survey and interviews. Data was collected from project participants within the ministry of planning, provincial government office of planning and local government in Angola. A questionnaire with closed questions was completed by 130 survey respondents. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 7 practitioners selected through purposive sampling. The findings indicate that adequate funding, effective planning, competent project managers, good communication, the active involvement of stakeholders, good written contract, political stability, less bureaucracy in the reconstruction process, economic stability and sufficient resources are the CSFs. The findings further revealed that, there are no differences in the responses between the groups especially between managers and consultants and between contractors and consultants. The findings strongly suggest that CSFs are key resources and skills that determine the successful implementation of a project in terms of its direction and benefits and proposes that stakeholders and project managers should consider these factors for best practices when managing PDRPs. Since PDR is context specific, countries with the same economic status, environment and post-disaster event may benefit from the results. Hence, the study offers new insights to gain an understanding of the CSFs that contribute to best PDR practices.

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Critical success factors for managing post-disaster reconstruction projects: the case of Angola

Sospeter

Rwelamila

Gimbi³

2020

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“…The process by which these changes occurred and which provided new paths of development and empowerment in these domains was participation. In line with previous studies, our results showed that participating in various opportunities, even immediately after the incident, provided the chance for people to use their potential, expand their social networks, be involved with their peers and with self-learning, and facilitate their recovery ( 20 , 29 , 30 ). These opportunities prepared them either to activate and resume their past roles and/or to experience new roles.…”

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Participation a Key Factor for Life Recovery After Disaster: A Grounded Theory Study in an Iranian Context

Nakhaei¹,

Khankeh²,

Masoumi³

et al. 2016

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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BackgroundSince life recovery after disasters is a subjective and multifaceted construct influenced by different factors, and survivors’ main concerns and experiences are not clear, the researchers intended to explore this process.Materials and MethodsThis study was conducted in 2011 - 2014 based on the grounded theory approach. Participants were selected by purposeful sampling followed by theoretical sampling to achieve conceptual and theoretical saturation. Data were collected through interviews, observation, focus group discussion, and document reviews. Data were analyzed by Strauss and Corbin’s (2008) recommended approach.ResultsTranscribed data from 26 interviews (managers, health care providers, and receivers), field notes, and other documents were analyzed, and 1,652 open codes were identified. The codes were categorized, using constant comparative analysis, into five main categories including reactive exposure, subsiding emotions, need for comprehensive health recovery, improvement of normalization (new normality achievement), and contextual factors. The process of life recovery after disaster was also explored.ConclusionsThe results clarified a deep perception of participants’ experiences after disaster. The path of life recovery after disasters involves participants’ striving to achieve a comprehensive health recovery, which starts with the need for all-inclusive health recovery as a main concern; this is the motivator for a responding strategy. This strategy is participatory, and the process is progressive; achievement of a new normality is the final goal, with new development and levels of empowerment.

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“…Even so, relocation projects are distinctive; unlike in-situ reconstruction, there is no preexisting image of the community to catalyze rebuilding. In practice, agency-driven, as opposed to owner-driven, approaches remain the norm [33,34]; thus, we focused on the following list of theorized contributors to livability that may vary between agency-driven projects.…”

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Pathways to Livable Relocation Settlements Following Disaster

Palagi

Javernick‐Will

2020

Sustainability

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Mass relocation—the transfer of communities to new housing developments—is often implemented following disasters, despite criticism that past projects have not created livable communities for residents. Livable relocation communities are those where residents experience quality housing, utilities, social infrastructure, neighborliness, safety, and a sense of permanence. Numerous conditions may support livability, such as site location, community involvement, and processes of managing construction and beneficiary transfer. We evaluated relocation communities in Tacloban City, Philippines, applying Qualitative Comparative Analysis to identify pathways, or combinations of conditions, that led to built and societal livability. We found pathways to livability generally differed between government and non-government developed sites, with the former benefiting from a slower pace and standard permitting procedures, and the latter by building fast and using scale and need to prompt improved services. An unexpected combination emerged as a pathway to societal livability—being remote and comprised of households originally from a mix of different communities—revealing a new narrative for positive social outcomes in relocation. Three conditions emerged as necessary for achieving overall livability: fast construction, full occupancy, and close proximity to an economic and administrative center. This analysis demonstrates necessary conditions and pathways that implementing agencies can reference in their quest to create livable relocation communities.

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Post‐disaster housing reconstruction

Cited by 86 publications

References 18 publications

Critical success factors for managing post-disaster reconstruction projects: the case of Angola

Critical success factors for managing post-disaster reconstruction projects: the case of Angola

Participation a Key Factor for Life Recovery After Disaster: A Grounded Theory Study in an Iranian Context

Pathways to Livable Relocation Settlements Following Disaster

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