Sandeeka Mannakkara
Biographic Data
| ID | 1405220 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sandeeka Mannakkara |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sandeeka |
| FAMILY NAME | Mannakkara |
| SIGNATURE | MANNAKKARA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Auckland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4959-9072 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Why we see risk differently
Climate-related natural hazards such as floods and landslides pose increasing risks to urban communities. Understanding how diverse individuals perceive these risks is essential for designing effective disaster risk reduction strategies. This study investigates the multidimensional nature of risk perception and its socioeconomic determinants in Henderson-Massey, Auckland—one of New Zealand’s most demographically varied urban regions. Drawing on s…
Weave framework
Donor-funded Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) projects in the Pacific Islands often fail to meaningfully integrate Local Knowledge (LK), despite the widespread recognition of its value for resilience. In practice, LK is often treated as supplementary to Western Scientific Knowledge (WSK), limiting its epistemological and cultural integrity within development interventions. This paper introduces the Weave Framework…
From community involvement to project outcomes
This paper examines the role of community engagement in influencing project outcomes, employing the Mangaia Harbour Development project in the Cook Islands as a case study. Using a qualitative methodology, data was collected through semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, and transect walks, complemented by participatory mapping and document analysis. The findings portray initial efforts to integrate community input, which later shif…
Phased post-disaster recovery challenges
This paper aims to understand the challenges arising in individual post-disaster recovery (PDR) phases and how they contribute to overall recovery progress. It further investigates the transition of recovery from one phase to the subsequent phases of PDR. The 2016 and 2017 floods and landslides in Sri Lanka were used as the case study focusing on the two affected districts, Colombo and Kalutara. An in-depth study was conducted to explore the PDR …
A pathway towards resilient cities
Knowledge types and knowledge transfer mechanisms for effective resilience knowledge-sharing between cities – A case study of New Zealand
Evaluating socio-economic recovery as part of building back better in Kaikoura, New Zealand
Resilient Post Disaster Recovery through Building Back Better
"Building Back Better" (BBB) has been a popular slogan in disaster recovery efforts around the world, including the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, the 2009 Samoan Tsunami, the 2010 Haiti Earthquake and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. BBB has recently been identified as one of four priorities of action for disaster risk reduction globally in the next 15 years by the United Nations Sendai Framework. However, there has consistently been a mismatch…
Legislation for building back better of horizontal infrastructure
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine how post-disaster legislation can be used to support building back better (BBB) in the horizontal infrastructure sector (roading, water, wastewater and stormwater networks). Design/methodology/approach A case study approach was taken looking at the rebuild following the Canterbury earthquakes in New Zealand. Data were collected through document analysis and semi-structured open-ended interviews wi…
Build back better
The 'build back better' (BBB) concept signals an opportunity to decrease the vulnerability of communities to future disasters during post-disaster reconstruction and recovery. The 2009 Victorian bushfires in Australia serve as a case study for this assessment of the application of core BBB principles and their outcomes. The results show that several BBB measures were successfully implemented in Victoria and are relevant for any post-disaster reco…
Build back better
The 'build back better' (BBB) concept signals an opportunity to decrease the vulnerability of communities to future disasters during post-disaster reconstruction and recovery. The 2009 Victorian bushfires in Australia serve as a case study for this assessment of the application of core BBB principles and their outcomes. The results show that several BBB measures were successfully implemented in Victoria and are relevant for any post-disaster reco…
A pathway towards resilient cities
Build back better
The 'build back better' (BBB) concept signals an opportunity to decrease the vulnerability of communities to future disasters during post-disaster reconstruction and recovery. The 2009 Victorian bushfires in Australia serve as a case study for this assessment of the application of core BBB principles and their outcomes. The results show that several BBB measures were successfully implemented in Victoria and are relevant for any post-disaster reco…
Legislation for building back better of horizontal infrastructure
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine how post-disaster legislation can be used to support building back better (BBB) in the horizontal infrastructure sector (roading, water, wastewater and stormwater networks). Design/methodology/approach A case study approach was taken looking at the rebuild following the Canterbury earthquakes in New Zealand. Data were collected through document analysis and semi-structured open-ended interviews wi…
Resilient Post Disaster Recovery through Building Back Better
"Building Back Better" (BBB) has been a popular slogan in disaster recovery efforts around the world, including the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, the 2009 Samoan Tsunami, the 2010 Haiti Earthquake and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. BBB has recently been identified as one of four priorities of action for disaster risk reduction globally in the next 15 years by the United Nations Sendai Framework. However, there has consistently been a mismatch…
Evaluating socio-economic recovery as part of building back better in Kaikoura, New Zealand
Knowledge types and knowledge transfer mechanisms for effective resilience knowledge-sharing between cities – A case study of New Zealand
A pathway towards resilient cities
Phased post-disaster recovery challenges
This paper aims to understand the challenges arising in individual post-disaster recovery (PDR) phases and how they contribute to overall recovery progress. It further investigates the transition of recovery from one phase to the subsequent phases of PDR. The 2016 and 2017 floods and landslides in Sri Lanka were used as the case study focusing on the two affected districts, Colombo and Kalutara. An in-depth study was conducted to explore the PDR …
From community involvement to project outcomes
This paper examines the role of community engagement in influencing project outcomes, employing the Mangaia Harbour Development project in the Cook Islands as a case study. Using a qualitative methodology, data was collected through semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, and transect walks, complemented by participatory mapping and document analysis. The findings portray initial efforts to integrate community input, which later shif…
Why we see risk differently
Climate-related natural hazards such as floods and landslides pose increasing risks to urban communities. Understanding how diverse individuals perceive these risks is essential for designing effective disaster risk reduction strategies. This study investigates the multidimensional nature of risk perception and its socioeconomic determinants in Henderson-Massey, Auckland—one of New Zealand’s most demographically varied urban regions. Drawing on s…
Weave framework
Donor-funded Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) projects in the Pacific Islands often fail to meaningfully integrate Local Knowledge (LK), despite the widespread recognition of its value for resilience. In practice, LK is often treated as supplementary to Western Scientific Knowledge (WSK), limiting its epistemological and cultural integrity within development interventions. This paper introduces the Weave Framework…
Disaster Management and Resilience (9 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Environmental planning (5 works) · Environmental resource management (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Flood Risk Assessment and Management (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis (4 works)