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Gharaati Kopaei, Mehran.

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Knowledge transfer in post-disaster reconstruction The problem of post-post-disaster reconstruction.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Knowledge transfer in post-disaster reconstruction The problem of post-post-disaster reconstruction./
Author:	Gharaati Kopaei, Mehran.
Description:	234 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 71-03, Section: A, page: 0747.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International71-03A.
Subject:	Architecture. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=NR56913
ISBN:	9780494569139

Knowledge transfer in post-disaster reconstruction The problem of post-post-disaster reconstruction.
Gharaati Kopaei, Mehran.

Knowledge transfer in post-disaster reconstruction The problem of post-post-disaster reconstruction. - 234 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 71-03, Section: A, page: 0747.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University (Canada), 2009.

The history of post-disaster reconstruction programs, especially in developing countries, is replete with the failure to provide safe-construction methods that can be sustained and repeated over time, in spite of the usually acclaimed success of these projects by those in charge. One key factor that results in this discrepancy is time; while the success of such projects is typically evaluated by the authorities through its tangible impact (such as physical development) at the end of the reconstruction program, the real impacts of the project can be known only in the long run. In other words, although it may seem to have gained success when it is over, the actual success or failure of a post-disaster program largely depends on intangible aspects such as awareness, preparedness, acceptance or rejection of preventive measures, and sustainability.

ISBN: 9780494569139Subjects--Topical Terms:

523581
Architecture.

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520 $a The history of post-disaster reconstruction programs, especially in developing countries, is replete with the failure to provide safe-construction methods that can be sustained and repeated over time, in spite of the usually acclaimed success of these projects by those in charge. One key factor that results in this discrepancy is time; while the success of such projects is typically evaluated by the authorities through its tangible impact (such as physical development) at the end of the reconstruction program, the real impacts of the project can be known only in the long run. In other words, although it may seem to have gained success when it is over, the actual success or failure of a post-disaster program largely depends on intangible aspects such as awareness, preparedness, acceptance or rejection of preventive measures, and sustainability.
520 $a The literature on organizing post-disaster reconstruction is abundant, though no clear consensus emerges; similarly, the literature on knowledge transfer and the embedding of tacit knowledge is rich. However, none applies to both domains. Focusing on the transfer of safe-construction knowledge in the case of the reconstruction program after the earthquake of Bam, Iran, three field studies at three periods of time were organized in Bam. The objective of these field studies was to observe the state of the modern and traditional construction knowledge prior to the earthquake, how new knowledge was disseminated during the directed reconstruction phase, and how much of that knowledge was internalized and translated into sustainable, operational tacit knowledge by the local builders.
520 $a Based on the theories of knowledge transfer and emphasizing the great distinction between tacit and explicit knowledge, this study demonstrates that in the absence of local builders' understanding of the principles of construction methods introduced to them, very little can be done in terms of assuring the repeatability of safe-construction practice after the official reconstruction program is terminated. This research shows that it is not sufficient to teach the builders what to do for building safely; rather, they must understand why to do so, if sustainability of the practice is desired in the reconstruction program for continued application after it ends.
520 $a This study further concludes that the chaotic environment and human dynamics that emerge after a disaster conflict with the prerequisites for a successful transfer of knowledge. Therefore, it is suggested that a process of safe-construction-knowledge transfer should be added to the usual post-disaster reconstruction programs. This process, called a post-post-disaster program in this study, should target the network of local builders, incorporating their informal education through an interpersonal and apprenticeship-like training, with accordance to their learning patterns before the disaster. This process would obviously be time-consuming, and therefore calls for deliberately allocating more time than is usually allocated to reconstruction programs.
520 $a Keywords. post-disaster, reconstruction, knowledge transfer, earthquake, Bam, Iran.
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