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Bouraoui, D and Lizarralde, G (2013) Centralized decision making, users' participation and satisfaction in post-disaster reconstruction: The case of Tunisia. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 4(02), 145-67.

Cennamo, C and Fiore, M D (2013) Best practice of structural retrofit: the SS. Rosario Church in Gesualdo, Italy. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 4(02), 215-35.

Dinesh, C P, Bari, A U, Dissanayake, R P G and Tamura, M (2013) Detecting and assessment of tsunami building damage using high-resolution satellite images with GIS data. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 4(02), 132-44.

Ophiyandri, T, Amaratunga, D, Pathirage, C and Keraminiyage, K (2013) Critical success factors for community-based post-disaster housing reconstruction projects in the pre-construction stage in Indonesia. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 4(02), 236-49.

Roosli, R and O'Keefe, P (2013) Post-disaster housing and management in Malaysia: a literature review. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 4(02), 168-81.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Built environment; Disasters; Emergency housing; Housing; Housing policy; Housing rights; Malaysia; Social policy
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1759-5908
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-06-2011-0022
  • Abstract:
    Purpose – Malaysia is still in the process of reorganising and restructuring disaster management policy, learning from national and international experiences. Argument about the current situation of emergency management and housing in Malaysia can be used by the decision makers, authorities and NGOs to develop strategies and actions that include awareness raising and capacity building for enhancing enforcement of current legislation. Design/methodology/approach – The work concentrated mostly on academic reports of original investigations rather than reviews. The conclusions in this paper are generalizations based on the authors' interpretation of those original reports. Findings – Malaysia is not a developed country and also not a developing country but is more in the middle, and follows any direction from the international arena to national situation. Malaysia has a developed country approach in disaster management policy but with the implementation capacity of a developing country. This paper argues that providing post-disaster housing must accommodate requirements in the national disaster management policy and parallel with the needs from international concern to the rights of disaster victims. Originality/value – The outcomes from this discussion might give insights into designing and planning the national policy and disaster management framework by restructuring and reorganising the present National Disaster Management Mechanism in terms of enhancing the coordination of responsibility between and within government bodies in the National Disaster Management Mechanism.

Walker, D H T and Steinfort, P (2013) Using an improved rich pictures approach to improve project situational analysis in complex aid reconstruction development projects. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 4(02), 182-98.

Walters, E L, Thomas, T L, Corbett, S W, Williams, K L, Williams, T and Wittlake, W A (2013) A Convertible Use Rapidly Expandable model for disaster response. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 4(02), 199-214.