Post-Disaster Reconstruction of the Built Environment : Rebuilding for Resilience /
Disasters threaten all parts of the world and they appear to be increasing in frequency, scale and intensity. Despite huge improvements in the emergency response, permanent reconstruction is often uncoordinated, inefficiently managed and slow to begin. International agencies are geared to an efficie...
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell,
2011
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| description | Disasters threaten all parts of the world and they appear to be increasing in frequency, scale and intensity. Despite huge improvements in the emergency response, permanent reconstruction is often uncoordinated, inefficiently managed and slow to begin. International agencies are geared to an efficient response in terms of humanitarian relief, but they are not well versed in the requirements of long-term reconstruction, which is often constrained by lack of planning and poorly coordinated management. The construction industry is typically engaged in a range of critical activities after a disaster, including provision of temporary shelter in the immediate aftermath and restoration of permanent shelter and public infrastructure once the immediate humanitarian needs have been attended to. Post-Disaster Reconstruction of the Built Environment identifies the challenges that face the industry and highlights best practice to enable the construction industry to address those problems which make an effective response to these unexpected events difficult. Written by an international team of experts, this book will help researchers and advanced students of construction understand the problems faced by communities and the construction industry when faced with a natural or man-made disaster, and identify the planning and management processes required by the industry to mount an effective response. |
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:4646102021-06-28T04:21:05ZPost-Disaster Reconstruction of the Built Environment : Rebuilding for Resilience / Haigh, Richard, editor 358667 Amaratunga, Dilanthi, editor 517255 textChichester, West Sussex, UK ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell,2011©2011engDisasters threaten all parts of the world and they appear to be increasing in frequency, scale and intensity. Despite huge improvements in the emergency response, permanent reconstruction is often uncoordinated, inefficiently managed and slow to begin. International agencies are geared to an efficient response in terms of humanitarian relief, but they are not well versed in the requirements of long-term reconstruction, which is often constrained by lack of planning and poorly coordinated management. The construction industry is typically engaged in a range of critical activities after a disaster, including provision of temporary shelter in the immediate aftermath and restoration of permanent shelter and public infrastructure once the immediate humanitarian needs have been attended to. Post-Disaster Reconstruction of the Built Environment identifies the challenges that face the industry and highlights best practice to enable the construction industry to address those problems which make an effective response to these unexpected events difficult. Written by an international team of experts, this book will help researchers and advanced students of construction understand the problems faced by communities and the construction industry when faced with a natural or man-made disaster, and identify the planning and management processes required by the industry to mount an effective response.Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction / Richard Haigh and Dilanthi Amaratunga -- Capacity development for post-disaster reconstruction of the built environment / Kanchana Ginige and Dilanthi Amaratunga -- Capacity of the construction industry in post-disaster reconstruction : post tsunami Sri Lanka / Krishanthi Seneviratne -- Resourcing for post-disaster reconstruction : a longitudinal case study following the earthquake in China -- Yan chang, Suzanne Wilkinson, Regan Potangaroa and Erica Seville -- Empowerment in disaster response and reconstruction : role of women / Nirooja Thurairajah -- Community-based post-disaster reconstruction : examples from Indonesia / Taufika Ophiyandri -- Stakeholder consultation in the reconstruction process / Nuwani Siriwardena and Richard Haigh -- Project management for post-disaster reconstruction / Udayangani Kulatunga -- Legislation for effective post-disaster reconstruction : case of New Zealand / James Olabode Rotimi, Suzanne Wilkinson and Dean Myburgh -- Post conflict reconstruction : challenges / Dilanthi Amaratunga and Krishanthi Seneviratne -- Private construction sector engagement in post-disaster reconstruction / Richard Sutton and Richard Haigh -- Knowledge management practices and systems integration / Chaminda Pathirage -- Restoration of major infrastructure and rehabilitation of communities / Kaushal Keraminiyage -- Sustainable post-disaster waste management : construction and demolition waste / Gayani Karunasena -- Linking reconstruction to sustainable economic development / Roshani Palliyaguru and Dilanthi Amaratunga -- Disaster risk-reduction and its relationship with sustainable development / Kanchana Ginige -- Conclusions and close / Richard Haigh and Dilanthi Amaratunga.Disasters threaten all parts of the world and they appear to be increasing in frequency, scale and intensity. Despite huge improvements in the emergency response, permanent reconstruction is often uncoordinated, inefficiently managed and slow to begin. International agencies are geared to an efficient response in terms of humanitarian relief, but they are not well versed in the requirements of long-term reconstruction, which is often constrained by lack of planning and poorly coordinated management. The construction industry is typically engaged in a range of critical activities after a disaster, including provision of temporary shelter in the immediate aftermath and restoration of permanent shelter and public infrastructure once the immediate humanitarian needs have been attended to. Post-Disaster Reconstruction of the Built Environment identifies the challenges that face the industry and highlights best practice to enable the construction industry to address those problems which make an effective response to these unexpected events difficult. Written by an international team of experts, this book will help researchers and advanced students of construction understand the problems faced by communities and the construction industry when faced with a natural or man-made disaster, and identify the planning and management processes required by the industry to mount an effective response.PSZ_JBBuildingsDisastersArchitectural designArchitecture and societyURN:ISBN:9781444333565 |
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