Organising Post-Disaster Reconstruction Processes: Housing Reconstruction after the Bam Earthquake (The Urban Book Series)

"Through a synthesis of a broader inter-disciplinary literature in the field of disaster studies, organisation theory and management, and an in-depth case study this book provides an analytical framework for organising post-disaster reconstruction programmes which aim to reduce future disaster risks and achieve other objectives. It explores the role of organisational design and management on approaching and achieving the objectives of the reconstruction programme in Iran after the 2003 Bam earthquake. The housing reconstruction programme in Bam was a complex case, offering various learning opportunities to understand organising reconstruction processes especially in urban areas. The case study research explores how the urban housing reconstruction programme system was formed purposefully towards the delivery of the stated objectives and created an innovative housing process throughout the urban area. It identifies consistencies and inconsistencies among the influential organisational attributes of the programme delivery system formation. The system evolved through corrective adjustments (either formally or informally) during its implementation to reflect unfolding consequences of inconsistencies in initial formation and emerging contextual issues in the field."--Page 4 of cover Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction (Fatemeh Farnaz Arefian)....Pages 3-24 A Synthesise of Multidisciplinary Theoretical Discussions (Fatemeh Farnaz Arefian)....Pages 25-80 Front Matter ....Pages 81-81 The Relationship Between Urban Governance, Disaster Management and Reconstruction Trends in Iran (Fatemeh Farnaz Arefian)....Pages 83-103 Relationships Between Local Urban Development and Disaster Management System in Bam (Fatemeh Farnaz Arefian)....Pages 105-136 Initial Organisational Formation of the Housing Reconstruction Programme in Bam (Fatemeh Farnaz Arefian)....Pages 137-163 Implementation and the Dynamic Evolution of the Bam Housing Reconstruction Organisation (Fatemeh Farnaz Arefian)....Pages 165-180 Front Matter ....Pages 181-181 Analysis of Organisational Configuration of the Delivery System: Consistencies and Inconsistencies (Fatemeh Farnaz Arefian)....Pages 183-203 Analysis of the Strategic Nature: The Bam Housing Reconstruction Organisation (Fatemeh Farnaz Arefian)....Pages 205-229 Analysis of the Social Nature: The Bam Housing Reconstruction Organisation (Fatemeh Farnaz Arefian)....Pages 231-240 Analysis of the Multi-organisation Nature: The Bam Housing Reconstruction Organisation (Fatemeh Farnaz Arefian)....Pages 241-251 Front Matter ....Pages 253-253 Concluding Discussions and Propositions (Fatemeh Farnaz Arefian)....Pages 255-279