An Inquiry into Success Factors for Post-disaster Housing Reconstruction Projects: A Case of Kerala, South India
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, thi...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-76be33aaa8eb4fdcb85acd7f846cf6722022-12-21T18:23:46ZengSpringerOpenInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Science2095-00552192-63952020-10-01121243910.1007/s13753-020-00309-3An Inquiry into Success Factors for Post-disaster Housing Reconstruction Projects: A Case of Kerala, South IndiaShyni Anilkumar0Haimanti Banerji1Department of Architecture and Planning, National Institute of Technology, CalicutDepartment of Architecture and Planning, Indian Institute of Technology, KharagpurAbstract 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.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-020-00309-3Critical success factorsHousing project management success traitsIndiaPost-disaster housing reconstruction |
| spellingShingle | Shyni Anilkumar Haimanti Banerji An Inquiry into Success Factors for Post-disaster Housing Reconstruction Projects: A Case of Kerala, South India International Journal of Disaster Risk Science Critical success factors Housing project management success traits India Post-disaster housing reconstruction |
| title | An Inquiry into Success Factors for Post-disaster Housing Reconstruction Projects: A Case of Kerala, South India |
| title_full | An Inquiry into Success Factors for Post-disaster Housing Reconstruction Projects: A Case of Kerala, South India |
| title_fullStr | An Inquiry into Success Factors for Post-disaster Housing Reconstruction Projects: A Case of Kerala, South India |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Inquiry into Success Factors for Post-disaster Housing Reconstruction Projects: A Case of Kerala, South India |
| title_short | An Inquiry into Success Factors for Post-disaster Housing Reconstruction Projects: A Case of Kerala, South India |
| title_sort | inquiry into success factors for post disaster housing reconstruction projects a case of kerala south india |
| topic | Critical success factors Housing project management success traits India Post-disaster housing reconstruction |
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