Building safety in humanitarian programmes that support post‐disaster shelter self‐recovery

An evidence review

Datos Bibliográficos

ID14716985
AutoresLouise Harriss (Visiting Researcher, Centre for Development and Emergency Practice, School of Architecture Oxford Brookes University United Kingdom, autor de correspondencia), Charles Parrack (0000-0002-1783-4904, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Development and Emergency Practice, School of Architecture Oxford Brookes University United Kingdom), Zoe Jordan (0000-0001-5206-3247, Research Assistant, Centre for Development and Emergency Practice, School of Architecture Oxford Brookes University United Kingdom)
Año2020
Volumen44
Número2
Páginas307-335
Fecha de publicación2020-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDisasters (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/disa.12397
PMID31343759
OpenAlexW2964041561
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas43

The humanitarian sector is increasingly aware of the role that good quality evidence plays in the underpinning of effective and accountable practice. This review addresses the need for reliable evidence by evaluating current knowledge about the intersection of two key outcome targets of post‐disaster shelter response: supporting shelter self‐recovery and building back safer. Evidence about post‐disaster shelter programmes that aim to improve hazard resistance while supporting shelter self‐recovery has been systematically analysed and evaluated. Technical support, especially training in safer construction techniques, was found to be a central programme feature, but the impact of this and other programme attributes on building safety was largely not ascertainable. Programme reports and studies lack sufficient detail, especially on the hazard resistance of repaired houses. Accounts of shelter programmes need to include more reliable reporting of key activities and assessment of outcomes, in order to contribute to the growing evidence base in this field

Business · Civil engineering · Computer security · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Forensic engineering · Geography · Hazard · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · SAFER · Suicide prevention · Underpinning · Community Development and Social Impact · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Engineering · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine