Post-disaster reconstruction of the built environment : rebuilding for resilience / edited by Dilanthi Amaratunga, Richard Haigh. - xix, 315 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Richard Haigh and Dilanthi Amaratunga -- Capacity development for post-disaster reconstruction of the built environment / Kanchana Ginige and Dilanthi Amaratunga -- Capacity of the construction industry for post-disaster reconstruction : post-tsunami Sri Lanka / Krisanthi Seneviratne -- Resourcing for post-disaster reconstruction : a longitudinal case study following the 2008 earthquake in China / Yan Chang, Suzanne Wilkinson, Regan Potangaroa and Erica Seville -- Empowerment in disaster response and reconstruction : role of women / Nirooja Thurairajah -- Community-based post-disaster reconstruction : examples from Indonesia / Taufika Ophiyandri -- Stakeholder consultation in the reconstruction process / Nuwani Siriwardena and Richard Haigh -- Project management for post-disaster reconstruction / Udayangani Kulatunga -- Legislation for effective post-disaster reconstruction : cases from New Zealand / James Olabode Rotimi, Suzanne Wilkinson and Dean Myburgh -- Conflict, post-conflict reconstruction : exploring the associated challenges / Krishanthi Seneviratne and Dilanthi Amaratunga -- Private construction sector engagement in post-disaster reconstruction / Richard Sutton and Richard Haigh -- Knowledge management practices and systems integration / Chaminda Pathirage -- Restoration of major infrastructure and rehabilitation of communities / Kaushal Keraminiyage -- Sustainable post-disaster waste management : construction and demolition debris / Gayani Karunasena -- Linking reconstruction to sustainable socio-economic development / Roshani Palliyaguru and Dilanthi Amaratunga -- Disaster risk reduction and its relationship with sustainable development / Kanchana Ginige -- Conclusions / Richard Haigh and Dilanthi Amaratunga.

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Buildings--Repair and reconstruction--Standards.
Disasters--Social aspects
Architectural design--Technological innovations
Architecture and society.

TH3401 / .P75 2011

690.24