Chang, Y; Wilkinson, S; Potangaroa, R and Seville, E (2010) Resourcing challenges for post-disaster housing reconstruction: A comparative analysis. Building Research & Information, 38(3), pp. 247-264. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
Post-disaster housing reconstruction is likely to suffer project deficiencies in relation to the availability of resources. Inefficiencies in dealing with resource shortages in the aftermath of a catastrophe can trigger economic and environmental impacts on the affected areas. Based on data collected from field research in China, Indonesia, and Australia, three types of resource-led reconstruction strategies are compared: government driven, donor driven, and market driven. Conventional interventions from the Chinese government (e.g. price restrictions and discouraging profiteering to regulate the market) were unable to meet the long-term reconstruction needs after the Wenchuan earthquake (2008). Complexity inherent in both internal and external environments in Indonesia compromised donors' efforts in post-tsunami (2004) resource procurement. Market-oriented resourcing processes in Australian bushfire (2009) reconstruction are unlikely to succeed without facilitated solutions from the government and institutions. The answer to effective resource management for post-disaster reconstruction lies in the appropriateness of the responses and improvements to address resourcing challenges. The success of resourcing depends on multi-stakeholder collaboration and the development of polices, plans, and tools to allow market flexibility, donor management, and government intervention.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | emergency preparedness; housing; non-governmental organizations; post-disaster reconstruction; resource availability; resource management; resourcing; sustainability |
| Index terms: | Wenchuan earthquake, collaboration, comparative analysis, environmental impact, Indonesia, post-disaster reconstruction, Australia, post-disaster housing reconstruction, shortages, China, donor, strategy, post-tsunami, emergency preparedness, complexity, non-governmental organization, resource management, housing, reconstruction, bushfire |
| Subjects: | control systems, environmental hazards, political science, post-disaster and reconstruction, safety engineering, management, systems engineering, data analysis and analytics, environmental impact, economic analysis, sociology, Geography, economic development, building construction, construction type |
| Topics: | Organizational Design, Business Strategy, Governance, Geographical Context, Construction Technology, Engineering Principles, Stakeholder Management, Sustainability, Urban Studies, Health and Safety, Project Management, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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