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- Summary:
- This paper is a comparative study of two distinct concepts used for post-disaster housing reconstruction. It analyzes the strengths and limitations of owner-driven and donor-driven approaches by using information gleaned from governments, non-government organizations, and the beneficiaries of Tsunami housing programs in the Matara District of Sri Lanka. The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 provides an opportunity to study different approaches to housing reconstruction in the affected countries, as an unprecedented scale of reconstruction followed the disaster. Despite being the quickest and the most effective way to rebuild houses after a disaster, the donor-driven approach has the limitation of not responding to the needs of victims, so an alternative owner-driven approach has been used by some donor agencies and governments in many disaster situations. The role of external agencies in an owner-driven approach is limited to the provision of financial and technical assistance. An opportunity to study the merits and demerits of these two approaches in a natural setting was provided by the large number of houses being built in Sri Lanka using one or the other of the approaches. The paper focuses on determining which of the two reconstruction approaches was most successful by undertaking an in-depth investigation of beneficiaries’ satisfaction with their housing unit based on parameters such as quality, strength, durability, functionality, space availability, aesthetics, flexibility to make changes in the future, possibility of incorporating beneficiary requirements at the design stage, land size, location, and overall facilities provided. The findings of the study are discussed under the sub-headings: beneficiary satisfaction, post-tsunami housing policy, issues related to land acquisition, design and construction, capacity constraints, and coordination. Overall, responses obtained for an owner-driven approach show a higher satisfaction score compared to donor-driven approaches, except along one parameter, namely functionality. One of the major implications of the study is that the owner-driven approach has proven to be a viable alternative to the traditional donor-driven approach. The paper found that imposition of buffer zones, the unavailability of suitable land, and the capacity constraints of the construction industry, are critical factors that affect the success of donor-driven housing programs. ( English )
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- Recovery and Reconstruction ( English )
- Citation/Reference:
- Karunasena, G., Rameezdeen, R. (2010). Post-disaster housing reconstruction: comparative study of donor vs. owner-driven approaches. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 173-191.
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