An owner-driven reconstruction in Bihar

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify “key processes” during the owner-driven reconstruction (ODR) process by implementing agencies, to enhance the long-term disaster-resilience of housing and community. Design/methodology/approachA mixed methods methodology and “case-study” approach is ad...

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Published in:International journal of disaster resilience in the built environment 2017-06, Vol.8 (3), p.306-319
Main Authors: Vahanvati, Mittul, Beza, Beau
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Communities
Community
Decision making
Disaster recovery
Disaster relief
Disasters
Earthquakes
Field tests
Flooding
Floods
Households
Housing
Reconstruction
Resilience
Sustainability
Tsunamis
Villages
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Summary:PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify “key processes” during the owner-driven reconstruction (ODR) process by implementing agencies, to enhance the long-term disaster-resilience of housing and community. Design/methodology/approachA mixed methods methodology and “case-study” approach is adopted to compare good practice reconstruction projects in India in the past 15 years. This paper discusses findings from investigations conducted in two settlements of Bihar – Orlaha and Puraini, after major flooding in 2008. The sites were visited during 2012 and 2014. FindingsOne of the key processes that lead to the success of the ODR process in terms of its effect on the long-term disaster-resilience in Bihar is community mobilisation it functions primarily as an information and communication device promoting the success (or otherwise) of the reconstruction project. Originality/valueThe findings are based on empirical evidence gathered during in-field investigations and interviews to post-disaster reconstructed villages. While these findings represent a snapshot of diverse and complex disaster experiences in the Indian context, the comparison offers insight on how to turn the rhetoric surrounding “owner-driven” or “built back better” into positive long-term community outcomes.
ISSN:1759-5908
1759-5916
DOI:10.1108/IJDRBE-10-2015-0051