Strengthening post disaster reconstruction through capacity
building : a literature review

Seneviratne, TKK; Amaratunga, RDG

Abstract

Disasters cause substantial damage around the world every year. While there are usually
preventive measures that can be implemented to mitigate loss of life, it is often not
economical to avoid damages to infrastructure and building or to insure entirely against
loss of life through disasters. Thus the recovery from disasters is a challenge and the
demand for effective post disaster response will accordingly increase. It is vitally
important to look in to reconstruction phase so as to improve the effectiveness and
efficiency of response. In this context, capacity building aims to increase an
organization’s access to information and technical know-how by improving internal
management structures, processes and procedures as well as strengthening partnerships
among various players in the development process and it has been identified that there is
a need to generate a focus on capacity building in disaster management. In this context,
the objective of this paper is to discuss and explore the problems associated with post
disaster reconstruction and to explore how to enhance the capacity of organizations and
people concerned so as to strengthen the reconstruction process. The research
methodology includes a comprehensive literature review on post disaster reconstruction
and capacity building.

Citation

building : a literature review. Presented at 9th International Postgraduate Research Conference in the Built and Human Environment, Salford, Greater Manchester

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: 9th International Postgraduate Research Conference in the Built and Human Environment
• Conference Location: Salford, Greater Manchester.
• End Date: Jan 30, 2009
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2009
• Deposit Date: Sep 20, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2016
• Publisher URL: http://www.disaster-resilience.salford.ac.uk/
• Additional Information: Event Type : Conference