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Best, R and Langston, C (2006) Evaluation of construction contractor performance: a critical analysis of some recent research. Construction Management and Economics, 24(04), 439-45.

Cheung, F K T and Skitmore, M (2006) A modified storey enclosure model. Construction Management and Economics, 24(04), 391-405.

Huang, Y-L and Chou, S-P (2006) Valuation of the minimum revenue guarantee and the option to abandon in BOT infrastructure projects. Construction Management and Economics, 24(04), 379-89.

Johnson, C, Lizarralde, G and Davidson, C H (2006) A systems view of temporary housing projects in post-disaster reconstruction. Construction Management and Economics, 24(04), 367-78.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Natural disasters; organizational design; post-disaster reconstruction; systems approach; temporary housing
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190600567977
  • Abstract:

    Natural cataclysms (earthquakes, hurricanes and so forth) become natural disasters when they coincide with vulnerabilities; unfortunately, informal settlements in developing countries are only too often highly vulnerable – a reality amply and unhappily confirmed by available statistics. In this context, reconstruction projects are sandwiched between the short‐term necessity to act promptly and the long‐term requirements of sustainable community development – a situation that is currently reflected in alternative and conflicting paradigms at the policy level. Adopting a case‐study approach, we explore the use of temporary housing within two post‐disaster environments, where the impact of different organizational designs leads to fundamentally different solutions to the short‐term housing problem. Our research adopts a dynamic systems approach, associating strategic organizational team design with the development of tactical technical proposals. Two case studies from Turkey and Colombia show that a coherent approach to the sequential stages of providing immediate shelter, temporary housing and permanent reconstruction is not always obtained. The research results emphasize that the performance of reconstruction projects is directly linked to the design and management of the project team.

Stewart, R A and Spencer, C A (2006) Six-sigma as a strategy for process improvement on construction projects: a case study. Construction Management and Economics, 24(04), 339-48.

Tang, C M, Wong, C W Y, Leung, A Y T and Lam, K C (2006) Selection of funding schemes by a borrowing decision model: a Hong Kong case study. Construction Management and Economics, 24(04), 349-65.

Thomas, A V, Kalidindi, S N and Ganesh, L S (2006) Modelling and assessment of critical risks in BOT road projects. Construction Management and Economics, 24(04), 407-24.

Wong, J T Y and Hui, E C M (2006) Construction project risks: further considerations for constructors' pricing in Hong Kong. Construction Management and Economics, 24(04), 425-38.