Ghomi, SG, Wedawatta, G, Ginige, K and Ingirige, MJB 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5987-6117
2021,
'Living-transforming disaster relief shelter : a conceptual approach for sustainable post-disaster housing'
, Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 11 (4)
, pp. 687-704.
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Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the performance of post-disaster
housing reconstruction projects, propose the conceptual Living-transforming disaster
relief shelter (LTFDR-shelter) approach where temporary shelter is incrementally
transformed into a more permanent dwelling by using living technologies, and
investigate its applicability to provide sustainable post-disaster housing following
natural-hazard-induced disasters.
Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire survey with 120 household
recipients of three Sri Lankan post-disaster housing projects was employed to explore
how the post-disaster housing projects have performed against the occupants'
expectations. Furthermore, the new proposed LTFDR-shelter conceptual approach's
applicability to address the existing issues found in the study was investigated.
Findings – The paper evaluates and identifies the physical and technical, and socioeconomic performance issues of post-disaster housing and discusses the applicability
of the proposed LTFDR-shelter conceptual approach as an efficient tool to adequately
improve the identified factors integrating three phases of relief, rehabilitation, and
reconstruction employing living technology.
Research limitations/implications – Although the study's scope was limited to the
occupant view of the performance of post-disaster housing in Sri Lanka, the findings
and conceptual LTFDR-shelter approach could be of particular relevance to other
developing countries affected by similar disasters. Further research is recommended
to investigate and develop this concept in depth.
Originality/value – This study lays the conceptual foundation for a new theoretical
approach in post-disaster housing, which encourages more interdisciplinary
collaborations and empirical investigations that potentially enhance post-disaster
housing performance and facilitates the application of living technology in the built
environment.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Schools: | Schools > School of the Built Environment > Centre for Urban Processes, Resilient Infrastructures & Sustainable Environments |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Built Environment Project and Asset Management |
| Publisher: | Emerald |
| ISSN: | 2044-124X |
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| Funders: | Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) |
| Depositing User: | Prof. Bingunath Ingirige |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jun 2021 10:03 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Dec 2021 15:45 |
| URI: | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/60843 |
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