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Kyoto University Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies

Rajib Shaw

ProVention Forum 2006 Session 3

Post-disaster Recovery:Is there a real window of opportunity

for reducing risk?


Non-engineered Construction

• Non-engineered construction covers more than 80% of the world’s building stocks

• Brick, stone masonry, adobes, wooden construction, mixed buildings

• Considered as the most vulnerable building types

• Construction process is informal

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Category A: Non-engineered Category B: Non/Less-engineered

Category C: Engineered

Category X: Non-engineered


Building Distribution in India

50%35%

4% 11%Category A (stone, adobe)Category B (brick/block masonry)Category C (RC)Category X (Informal)

24%

71%

4% 1%

India

Urban Area

60%

35%

2%

3%

Rural Area

Kyoto Universi ty Graduate S chool of Global Environmen tal Studies

Category A: Non-engineered Category B: Non/Less-engineered

Category C: Engineered

Category X: Non-engineered

AB

XC

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Rural Non-engineered-Building Materials: Stones with

cement/ lime mortar/ mixed with bricks- Locally available cheaper materials-One professional mason, several helper-House owner is very much involved


Urban Non/less-engineered-Building materials: Mainly bricks-Materials brought from outside-Built by contractor-Masons from different areas-Less or almost no involvement of

owners during construction

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Rural vs. Urban Non-engineered

Brought from somewhere else

Locally available, locally produced

Building materials

Not involved

Officially needed

Made by contractor(by masons)

Urban Non-engineered

Very muchinvolved

Not neededUsually by owner (by local masons)

Rural Non-engineered

OwnerBuilding PermitConstruction


Urban (Non)Engineered ?

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Rural Housing and Schools


Disaster as a Development OpportunityNot just rebuilding houses, but rebuilding lives

PNYReconstruction & Repair of Buildings

Training & Demonstration

Masons from Nepal

Shake Table Tests

Water ManagementLivelihood

SecurityHealth &

Education

Improving Living ConditionProject Components

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Stakeholders Cooperation

• Government• NGO• Academic/ Research

Institutions• International

Organizations• Community, People


Model Village

Ownership of House owner and Family

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Confidence Building ProcessVisual DemonstrationEducational ToolTechnology Transfer Awareness/ Mass Media


Policy Makers

House owners

Researcher

Masons

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• Village meetings with man’s group for livelihood issues

• Women’s group for water,health and education

Improving Living Condition


Trained Masons: What Next ?• Sustainability• Development Needs• Livelihoods

SEEDS Mason Association

(SMA)

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Objectives of SMA

• To establish house-owner and mason link• Mobilize masons • Build up current capabilities by exposing

to good construction practices• Updating with new technologies • Assist masons in securing livelihood• Up scaling the efforts to national level


Current status of SMA

• More than 250 members• Skill test by experts (by government)• Certification and recognition• Linkage to the local industry• Periodic newsletter• Way towards a brand name

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Uniqueness and Innovative• Improving livelihoods: enhancing job security• Recognition and brand name: creating

market• Partnership of Government, NGO, Corporate

Sectors: ensuring sustainability

Earthquake Safer Non-engineered

ConstructionFuture: Dial-a-Mason


Gujarat Orissa

AndamanNicobar

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2001

2003 2005

2004

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Kashmir

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Reconstructionas learning process


Reconstruction as learning process

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