Management of Post-Disaster Housing Reconstruction Programmes

Dear Colleagues,

Nature-induced disasters and conflict disrupt considerably the built-environment. Yearly, disasters leave severe consequences such as human and economic losses and social disorder in the form of deaths, injuries damage and destruction to buildings, infrastructure, and displacement of communities. To minimise disaster impacts, reduce risks and vulnerabilities to hazards, facilitate recovery and resilience of communities and to ensure the sustainability of the built environment, stakeholders initiate reconstruction and community recovery programmes in the aftermath of disasters or conflict. Whereas permanent housing reconstruction is a core component of post-disaster reconstruction programme and an effective means for community recovery, several factors necessitate how permanent housing reconstruction programmes are managed. While the management approach for housing reconstruction programmes may vary from context to context, the management process faces the complexities, challenges and uncertainties that requires effective management. Moreover, disaster resilience is about considering possible disasters in an early stage of construction planning, where BIM technologies and implementation of big data will give an opportunity to consider relevant information into the building lifecycle models.

This Special issue welcomes articles on the management of Post-disaster housing reconstruction programmes. We seek for contributions on how previous experiences and lessons learned can help in understanding the complexities of post-disaster context and the challenges that affect the management of the permanent housing reconstruction process, cases that unpack the associated social, economic and environmental issues facing affected communities and those that suggest using big data and implementing resilience information into building information models.

Prof. Dr. Irene Lill
Dr. Abdulquadri Ade Bilau
Guest Editors

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