Post-war reconstruction. Participatory approaches to rebuilding the damaged villages of Lebanon: a case study of al-Burjain

Truths and myths about community participation in post-disaster housing projects

“…El-Masri and Kellett (2001) explain, ''Top-down approaches to reconstruction too often ignore the complexity of the built environment, the local conditions and the users' needs and potentials. Consequently, the outcomes in such 'symbolic schemes' rarely go beyond producing expensive and alien housing units and frequently result in abandonment or alterations to the dwellings'' (p. 536).…”

Impacts of prefabricated temporary housing after disasters: 1999 earthquakes in Turkey

“…In the post-disaster context, top-down approaches will also emphasize standardization and technology-oriented solutions to get the job done quickly and economically. However, top-down solutions have been found to neglect cultural and local conditions as well as users needs because of the urgency to supply housing rapidly (El-Masri & Kellet, 2002).…”

Managing Housing Needs in Post Conflict Housing Reconstruction in Sri Lanka: Gaps Verses Recommendations

“…furthermore, as conflicts widely exist in many developing countries (Cuny, Tanner 1995;El-Masri, Kellett 2001;anand 2005;Bagwitz et al 2008;fearon et al 2009) and they have a great impact on the built environment in developing countries (Barakath 2003), focusing this study in a developing country like Sri Lanka would bring immense benefits to the international community and such developing countries. moreover, Sri Lanka, as the researcher's country of origin, means that the difficulties of accessing information (from respondents while ensuring their personal safety) are minimised.…”