Tavakoli Taba, S; Mojtahedi, M and Newton, S (2020) Disaster risk management approaches in construction and built environment: A research collaboration networks perspective. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 11(1), pp. 85-99. ISSN 1759-5916
Abstract
Purpose: Currently there is no analysis of the development of disaster risk management literature in the construction and built environment context, the changes in its research paradigms over time and the role of different key players in the advance of its current body of knowledge. This study aims to address that gap by investigating the longitudinal data of disaster risk management literature published over the past three decades. Design/methodology/approach: A social network analysis approach is used in this study to show the overall development of the field and specifically the impact of research collaborations between different organisations and countries on research productivity. Findings: The results indicate that the focus of disaster risk management research in the built environment context is heavily biased towards reactive strategies (response and recovery) over proactive strategies (mitigation and preparedness). The findings also demonstrate that collaboration between disaster risk management researchers has a significant influence on their research productivity. Originality/value: The findings from this study should be of value to researchers, policymakers and academic strategists. This study for the first time shows the ability of the social networks paradigm to reveal frailties in research connections in the field of disaster risk management in construction and built environment and highlights where networking strategies are needed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | built environment; construction; disaster risk management; research collaborations; risk management; social networks analysis |
| Index terms: | body of knowledge, methodology, collaboration, mitigation, social network analysis, strategy, networking, social network, management research, disaster risk, paradigm, built environment, risk management, recovery, research productivity |
| Subjects: | risk assessment, research design and methodology, communication, operations management, knowledge management, education and knowledge transfer, management, research methods, financial risk, research management, sociology, infrastructure and transport systems |
| Topics: | Risk Management, Project Management, Research Practice, Information Management, Cost Management, Business Strategy, Organizational Design, Digital Applications, Urban Studies |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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