Disasters are not natural. Natural events such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, etc. become disasters because of the fragile relations that exist between the natural, human and built environments. Sadly, major disasters will always occur in towns and cities in the developing world where resources are limited, people are vulnerable and needs are particularly great. The prevailing state of emergency challenges thoughtful and sustainable planning and construction. Yet it is possible, in theory and in practice, to construct them in a way that provides a sustainable environment and improved conditions for current and future generations.
Rebuilding After Disasters emphasizes the role of the built environment in the re-establishment of lives and sustainable livelihoods after disasters. Expert contributors explain the principal challenges facing professionals and practitioners in the building industry.
This book will be of great value to decision makers, students and researchers in the fields of architecture, social sciences, engineering, planning, geography, and disaster recovery.
Preface 1. Rebuilding After Disasters: From Emergency to Sustainability 2. Post-disaster Low-cost Housing Solutions: Learning From the Poor 3. Appropriate Technology for Post-disaster Reconstruction 4. Planning for Temporary Housing 5. Multi-actor Arrangements and Project Management 6. Stakeholder Participation in Post-disaster Reconstruction Programmes – New Orleans' Lakeview: A Case Study 7. Surviving the Second Tsunami: Land Rights in the Face of Buffer Zones, Land Grabs and Development 8. Who Governs Reconstruction? Changes and Continuity in Policies, Practices and Outcomes 9. The Politics of Participation: Involving Communities in Post-disaster Reconstruction 10. User Requirements and Responsible Reconstruction 11. Space and Place After Natural Disasters and Forced Displacement 12. The Importance of Institutional and Community Resilience in Post-disaster Reconstruction 13. From Complexity to Strategic Planning for Sustainable Reconstruction
Preface1.Rebuilding after Disasters: from Emergency to Sustainability2.Post-disaster Low-cost Housing Solutions: Learning from the Poor3.Appropriate Technology for Post-disaster Reconstruction4.Planning for Temporary Housing5.Multi-actor Arrangements and Project Management6.Stakeholder Participation in Post-disaster Reconstruction Programmes - New Orleans' Lakeview: a Case Study7.Surviving the Second Tsunami: Land Rights in the Face of Buffer Zones, Land Grabs and Development8.Who Governs Reconstruction? Changes and Continuity in Policies, Practices and Outcomes9.The Politics of Participation: Involving Communities in Post-disaster Reconstruction10.User Requirements and Responsible Reconstruction11.Space and Place after Natural Disasters and Forced Displacement12.The Importance of Institutional and Community Resilience in Post-disaster Reconstruction13.From Complexity to Strategic Planning for Sustainable Reconstruction
Rebuilding After Disasters emphasizes the role of the built environment in the re-establishment of lives and sustainable livelihoods after disasters. Expert contributors explain the principal challenges facing professionals and practitioners in the building industry.
"This book is rich in both theoretical models and field observations. It does well to unite them, but its greatest strength is that it is not afraid to face up to the complexity of the reconstruction process and question years of orthodox but inadequate practices." – Construction Management and Economics"Rebuilding After Disasters: From Emergency to Sustainability, features surveys conducted on-site, studies and compares recent post-disaster intervention efforts, and identifies the strategies that can turn a crisis into an opportunity to improve town planning and long-term reconstruction.” – Boundaries
Disasters are not natural. Natural events such as earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes, become disasters because of the fragile relations that exist between the natural, human and built environments. This book emphasizes the role of the built environment in the re-establishment of lives and sustainable livelihoods after disasters.
Über den Autor
Gonzalo Lizarralde is an architect and Director of grif (the IF Research Group) at the Universite de Montreal, Canada. Cassidy Johnson is Lecturer at the Development Planning Unit, University College London and Director of the MSc programme in Building and Urban Design. Colin Davidson is Emeritus Professor of Architecture, at the Universite de Montreal, Canada. They are the founding members of i-Rec - Information and Research for Reconstruction - an international network of researchers and practitioners involved in post-natural-disaster reconstruction.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface1.Rebuilding after Disasters: from Emergency to Sustainability2.Post-disaster Low-cost Housing Solutions: Learning from the Poor3.Appropriate Technology for Post-disaster Reconstruction4.Planning for Temporary Housing5.Multi-actor Arrangements and Project Management6.Stakeholder Participation in Post-disaster Reconstruction Programmes - New Orleans' Lakeview: a Case Study7.Surviving the Second Tsunami: Land Rights in the Face of Buffer Zones, Land Grabs and Development8.Who Governs Reconstruction? Changes and Continuity in Policies, Practices and Outcomes9.The Politics of Participation: Involving Communities in Post-disaster Reconstruction10.User Requirements and Responsible Reconstruction11.Space and Place after Natural Disasters and Forced Displacement12.The Importance of Institutional and Community Resilience in Post-disaster Reconstruction13.From Complexity to Strategic Planning for Sustainable Reconstruction
Klappentext
Disasters are not natural. Natural events such as earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes, become disasters because of the fragile relations that exist between the natural, human and built environments. This book emphasizes the role of the built environment in the re-establishment of lives and sustainable livelihoods after disasters.
