Chang, Y; Wilkinson, S; Potangaroa, R and Seville, E (2011) Identifying factors affecting resource availability for post-disaster reconstruction: A case study in China. Construction Management and Economics, 29(1), pp. 37-48. ISSN 1466433X
Abstract
The availability of resources allows for the rapid and cost-effective delivery of a construction project. For rebuilding programmes after a disaster, the need for better understanding of factors affecting resource availability and their potential impacts on resourcing outcomes can be of crucial importance to effective reconstruction performance. Drawing on an empirical survey in China following the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, the critical factors affecting resource availability for post-quake reconstruction of housing are identified. Resource availability in a post-disaster situation is not only associated with (1) project-related factors such as quantity of resources required, project schedule, project resourcing plan, and resource procurement lead time; and (2) factors related to the reconstruction practitioners, including competency of resourcing manager and qualification of contractor; but is also related to (3) factors external to reconstruction projects including legislation and policy, general economic environment, and resource transportation cost and method. To address these factors, a multi-sector approach is needed for reconstruction decision makers and practitioners. A planned procurement strategy in the implementing contractors, a range of training initiatives for small and medium businesses, along with augmented regulatory, economic and transport infrastructure systems are likely to improve resource availability for post-disaster rebuilding projects.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | China; construction projects; disasters; post-disaster reconstruction; resource availability |
| Index terms: | drawing, critical factor, reconstruction, lead time, transport infrastructure, legislation, construction project, practitioner, qualification, programme, Wenchuan earthquake, China, survey, rebuilding, procurement strategy, manager, post-disaster reconstruction, case study, housing |
| Subjects: | data collection methods, contractual arrangements, educational resources, post-disaster and reconstruction, practitioner, legal systems, building construction, risk assessment, environmental hazards, Geography, infrastructure and transport systems, construction type, production management, technical documentation, project controls |
| Topics: | Procurement, Sustainability, Legal Issues, Design Practice, Urban Studies, Education, Roles and Professions, Engineering Principles, Construction Technology, Time Control, Research Practice, Risk Management, Project Management, Geographical Context |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here