A sustainability-based model for dealing with the uncertainties of post-disaster temporary housing. Issue 5 (2nd September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hosseini, S. M. Amin; Pons, Oriol; de la Fuente, Albert
• Is Part Of: Sustainable and resilient infrastructure. Volume 5:Issue 5(2020)
• Page Start: 330
• Page End: 348
• Publication Date: 2020-09-02
• Subjects: Post-disaster temporary housing -- natural hazard -- steps scenario -- sustainability -- uncertainty; Sustainable development -- Periodicals; Infrastructure (Economics) -- Periodicals; Hazard mitigation -- Periodicals; Structural analysis (Engineering) -- Periodicals; 624.17
• DOI: 10.1080/23789689.2019.1583487
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2378-9689

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In the aftermath of disasters, temporary housing (TH) needs to be provided for displaced people to mitigate human suffering. In the numerous cases in which a chosen TH strategy is unsuitable for the case-specific local conditions, the TH's negative impacts tend to intensify, especially when decision-makers have to change their initial plan. The unsuitability of the initial plans and the resulting need to change them are usually due to the uncertainty of post-disaster conditions. As most TH provision strategies have weaknesses, the most suitable approach will thus be the one that best matches the specific circumstances of each scenario. This paper presents a new model to determine the most appropriate policy to minimize conflicts between local requirements and TH characteristics. The model relies on the authors' previous research and was calibrated by analyzing the 2003 earthquake in Bam, Iran, and the 2004 earthquake and tsunami in Aceh, Indonesia.