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Impacts of temporary housing on housing reconstruction after the Bam earthquake

Mojtaba Rafieian (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran)
Ali Asgary (School of Administrative Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada)

Disaster Prevention and Management

ISSN: 0965-3562

Article publication date: 22 February 2013

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to examine the impacts of temporary housing on housing reconstruction after disasters using data collected after the December 2003 Bam earthquake.

Design/methodology/approach

A questionnaire was developed and completed by 281 disaster-impacted households living in small and large campsites and on site of damaged properties provided by government and non-government agencies. Cross tabulation analyses were carried out to analyze the data.

Findings

Results of this study show that the type of temporary housing (campsite and on property site) that had been provided to the victims has impacted the speed, quality and the overall satisfaction of the housing reconstruction.

Practical implications

Provision of on-site temporary housing to disaster impacted population where possible could speed up a higher quality and more satisfactory housing reconstruction.

Originality/value

This paper provides original research evidences for the relationship between type of temporary housing and housing reconstruction.

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Citation

Rafieian, M. and Asgary, A. (2013), "Impacts of temporary housing on housing reconstruction after the Bam earthquake", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 22 No. 1, pp. 63-74. https://doi.org/10.1108/09653561311301989

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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