Open AccessAn Analytical Study to Evaluate Iraqi Construction Sector Readiness to Manage Post-Disaster Reconstruction
Author(s) -
Surra Talal Al-Qaicy,
Hatem Khaleefah Breesam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1804/1/012014
Subject(s) - emergency management , stakeholder , business , risk management , environmental planning , political science , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental resource management , engineering , public relations , geography , economics , finance , law
The research aims to conduct an analytical study for Iraqi construction sector to examine the extent of readiness to implement campaigns for post-disaster reconstruction, especially after war disasters. Wars cause massive disasters and great devastation for all sectors, especially to the construction sector. Post-disaster reconstruction after wars become a critical topic for many countries, especially developing ones. The Iraqi construction sector witnessed great destruction in large parts of it due to the last wars in 2014, which resulted in the destruction of many areas and a significant deterioration in infrastructure. Through literary reviews of studies related to the research topic, the researcher will determine the critical success factors for disaster management and devise measures to be taken to be suitable for their application in the reconstruction of the Iraqi construction sector. various terms such as risk management, Stakeholder Management and supply chain management were investigated. In addition to exploring various aspects of disaster management to better understand it, for example, the classification of disasters and the stages of disaster management. Project management principles are discovered for the commitments of this research as well as opinions of experts working in Iraqi construction sector to investigate the suitable action plans for post disaster reconstruction management system. The consequences of this research are used to provide a better understanding of reconstruction mechanisms as well as a comprehensive assessment of the readiness of the Iraqi construction sector.