The reconstruction of the houses that were destroyed or sustained significant damage from
naturally-triggered disasters in rural and urban communities is one of the first steps towards …

Reconstruction and recovery projects after major natural disasters often face building
material supply challenges, leading to schedule delays and cost overruns. However, extant …

Reconstruction of safe and secure housing is commonly considered the most effective
means of returning rural and urban communities affected by disasters to pre-disaster living …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the effects of a major disaster
on the management of human resources in the construction sector. It sets out to identify the …

Following a disaster, the recovery of organizations is influenced by the flow of resources and
information through organizational networks. The 2010–2011 earthquakes in Canterbury …

There is an urgent need to improve the management of housing reconstruction programmes.
Post-disaster housing reconstruction represents a significant portion of global property …

The effects of urbanization and climate change are dangerously converging. The most
affected populations are the urban poor, settled in informal settlements vulnerable to …

Construction industry significantly contributes to New Zealand's economic development.
However, the delivery of construction projects is usually plagued by cost overruns, which …

Preventing the loss of human lives and the destruction of houses is a focus of land
management in fire prone environments. An understanding of the location and nature of …

The US utilizes a market-driven resourcing approach for post-disaster residential housing
reconstruction, where homeowners must quickly secure financial capital to compete for …