Kestle, L and Potangaroa, R (2012) Identifying the added-value of various roles in the post-disaster response and recovery of christchurch. In: Smith, S D (ed.) Proceedings of 28th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2012, Edinburgh, UK.
Abstract
Structural and infrastructural damage from the Christchurch earthquakes of September 4th 2010, February 22nd, and June 13th 2011 resulted in necessary and extensive responses from various primarily publicly funded organizations and professional consultants. The multi-disciplinary management framework developed by Kestle (2009) for collaborative international projects was previously tested in scientific, humanitarian aid and post-disaster contexts in Darfur, Aceh, and Antarctica and found to be very effective in modelling and understanding the in-field and management issues related to the provision of aid in remote locations, and following natural disasters. In this paper, the authors extend the application of that framework to identify where value was added (both perceived and actual) by the various roles in the post-disaster response and recovery of Christchurch. Interviews were conducted with a range of operational and consultant participants, to collect data from a representative sample of the wide ranging aid and recovery population involved in the response and recovery post-disaster phases in Christchurch. The Kestle (2009) framework provided the vehicle to compare what was seen and experienced in the field with what may have been planned by management in the various organizations. The data analysis identified the main challenges of this particular disaster as a lack of a relevant management framework in the early recovery phase, gaps in knowledge, and protracted decision processes. The added-value by the various roles was also identified for future reference.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | added value; christchurch; framework; management; post-disaster |
| Index terms: | Antarctica, earthquake, population, modelling, international project, natural disaster, recovery, Christchurch, interview, added value, management issue, humanitarian, disaster response, data analysis, decision process |
| Subjects: | principle, operations management, regions and continents, economic analysis, analytical methods, data analysis and analytics, strategic management, data collection methods, emergency and crisis management, decision analysis, demography, environmental hazards, management, Geography |
| Topics: | Sustainability, Risk Management, Project Management, Geographical Context, Research Practice, Engineering Principles, Business Strategy, Ethics, International Construction, Urban Studies |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
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