Rebuilding After Disasters: From Emergency to Sustainability

by Lizarralde; Gonzalo

• ISBN13: 9780415472548
• ISBN10: 0415472547
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-09-09
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

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 Disastersemphasizes 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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Rebuilding after disasters: from emergency to sustainability	p. 1
Post-disaster low-cost housing solutions: learning from the poor	p. 25
Appropriate technology for post-disaster reconstruction	p. 49
Planning for temporary housing	p. 70
Multi-actor arrangements and project management	p. 88
Stakeholder participation in post-disaster reconstruction programmes - New Orleans' Lakeview: a case study	p. 110
Surviving the second tsunami: land rights in the face of buffer zones, land grabs and development	p. 133
Who governs reconstruction? Changes and continuity in policies, practices and outcomes	p. 149
The politics of participation: involving communities in post-disaster reconstruction	p. 177
User requirements and responsible reconstruction	p. 193
Space and place after natural disasters and forced displacement	p. 206
The importance of institutional and community resilience in post-disaster reconstruction	p. 231
From complexity to strategic planning for sustainable reconstruction	p. 248
References	p. 255
Editors and contributors	p. 273
Index	p. 276
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