Reconstruction Of Post Disaster Reconstruction Projects

Post-disaster reconstruction projects are influenced by administrative, political, social, economic, and cultural settings. The likelihood of success of such projects diminishes if and when systematic recovery plans are absent and the project cost and time overruns. Inadequate relevant policies and legal systems and domination from economically or politically powerful groups/persons in planning and decision making processes further weaken the reconstruction process. Furthermore, ignoring the communication and coordination among stakeholders, boosting unsustainable construction, prioritizing corruption, and hindering transparency lead such projects to a complete failure. Conventional reconstruction focuses mostly on technical or†¦show more content†¦Sustainable reconstruction offers the opportunity to improve the quality of infrastructures, the environment and living conditions in disaster-affected regions. To improve the outcomes of reconstruction, efforts are needed from various angles, ranging from legislation and policy making, capacity building of local communities to updating building codes and enhanced relevant political support. A public-private partnership synergizes the advantages of both public and private sectors in long-term comprehensive partnerships. According to a number of studies, public-private partnership projects have been performed on time and within budget with enhanced sustainability than traditionally procured projects. Adding people in the public-private partnership projects can achieve better value for money and sustainable infrastructure reconstruction. People, in this context, are the major stakeholders in reconstruction that include local communities, academia, professional groups and media. A partnership among public sector, private sector, and people will play an important role in improving the outcomes from post-disaster reconstruction projects. Local communities should be involved from the very beginning in post-disaster planning phase as they can be a source of invaluable local history, culture and customs, as well as their involvement will shade light in the community’s needs and requirements in reconstruction projects. In addition, through such