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Abdelaty, A F A (2017) Data-driven algorithms for enhanced transportation infrastructure asset management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
Al Shalabi, F A (2016) BIM framework for energy and maintenance performance assessment for facility management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
AlBughdadi, A J M (2022) Advanced decision support tools for bridge asset management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
Azmy, N (2012) The role of team effectiveness in construction project teams and project performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University.
Barbosa Resende, C (2021) Post-construction evaluation for work zones and construction engineers' training, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University.
Barutha, P J (2018) Integrated project delivery for industrial projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
Canales Fernandez, A R (2004) Developing effective integration between American supervisors and hispanic craft workers in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
Christensen, A N (2019) Identifying private construction project owner inefficiencies that affect project goals, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
El-adaway, I H (2008) Construction dispute mitigation through multi-agent based simulation and risk management modeling, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
Elmisalami, T E (2001) Developing a multi-attribute utility model (MAUM) for selecting information technologies in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
Enz, D L (2009) Construction project administration and management for mitigating work zone crashes and fatalities: An integrated risk management model, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
Gad, G M (2012) Effect of culture, risk, and trust on the selection of dispute resolution methods in international construction contracts, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
Gao, Z (2004) Investigation of technologies to improve the visualization of design documents and construction process, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University.
Harmelink, D J (1995) Linear scheduling model: The development of a linear scheduling model with microcomputer applications for highway construction project control, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
Kaewmoracharoen, M (2009) Feasibility of visualization and simulation applications to improve work zone safety and mobility, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University.
Kawal, D E (1970) A systems model of a construction firm, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
Lueth, P L O (2008) The architectural design studio as a learning environment: A qualitative exploration of architecture design student learning experiences in design studios from first- through fourth-year, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
Mahfouz, T S (2009) Construction legal support for differing site conditions (DSC) through statistical modeling and machine learning (ML), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
McCann, M (1986) An application of convex programming to construction scheduling, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Iowa State University.
Mohd Zainudin, N (2019) Identification and analysis of worker safety hazards in Midwest agribusiness construction work sites, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University.
Nahvi, A (2019) Integrated stochastic economics performance evaluation of horizontal infrastructure systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
Pinto Nunez, M D C (2017) Comprehensive partnering management model for highway construction projects delivered using traditional and alternative methods, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
Rahbar, F (1997) Computer-aided parametric planning (CAPP), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
Rueda-Benavides, J A (2016) Indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity project selection framework using stochastic techniques, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
Shrestha, K P (2016) Data analytics and visualization for enhanced highway construction cost indexes and as-built schedules, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
Sirotiak, T L (2008) The effect of problem/project-based learning on a desired skill set for construction professionals, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
Smadi, O G (2000) Knowledge-based expert system pavement management optimization, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
Talbot, J (2021) Understanding housing reconstruction in Puerto Rico after hurricanes Irma and Maria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Iowa State University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: complexity; compliance; decision making; disaster recovery; government; housing policy; policy; owner; professional; stakeholders; Puerto Rico; United States; future studies; interview
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2625009908
- Abstract:
Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the archipelago of Puerto Rico during the 2017 hurricane season, amidst a long term financial crisis already present on the Island. As a territory of the United States; policy, resources, and decision making relevant to housing reconstruction post-disaster in Puerto Rico comes from the US federal government. Therefore, during the ensuing housing reconstruction effort, the differences between the reality of housing in Puerto Rico, and the policy and processes coming out of the US federal government, created significant complications to the overall process of housing reconstruction. Local, state, and federal governments, as well as a diverse group of reconstruction stakeholders, quickly identified the large volume of informal housing on the Island as a major complicating factor due to its sitting outside the framework and scope of official federal housing policy. While existing literature tells us that there are significant risks associated with informal housing, including the risk of non-compliance to building code, or built by unlicensed professionals, it is also clear that informal housing often provides a path to recovery when the formal process becomes difficult or impossible for homeowners to navigate, and provides a method for homeowners to maintain agency and control over their own recovery process. However, throughout existing literature, informal housing is identified as a vulnerability that must be ‘managed’, and little is known regarding how and why households reconstruct in this way after a disaster event. Therefore, this dissertation is an exploration of how human and social factors have added complexity to the housing reconstruction process, and aims to provide insight regarding the understudied phenomenon of informal housing reconstruction post-disaster. This dissertation aims to answer the question, “How have context considerations shaped post-disaster housing reconstruction in Puerto Rico after Hurricanes Irma and Maria?”This dissertation includes qualitative and quantitative data in a mixed methods study that includes 305 door to door surveys in the municipalities of Loíza and Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, as well as 29 semi-structured interviews with housing reconstruction stakeholders in Puerto Rico. Data analysis includes descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, multiple linear regression, and qualitative coding for major themes in qualitative data. This dissertation contributes to existing literature in social capital theory, socioeconomic vulnerability theory, theories of place and power, as well as overarching fields of construction management and disaster recovery. Overall, this dissertation identified informal housing as an alternative form of recovery instead of something sub-par or a by-product of formal housing reconstruction, and proposes that future studies study informal housing reconstruction as an alternate outcome. Particularly, that informal housing reconstruction is supported by collective actions towards recovery instead of individual action, and is a method that many households choose rather than are forced into. Further, that informal housing may be perpetuated by multiple mismatches between local reality and policy from the federal government, across many intersecting dimensions.
Tapia, R M (2017) Linear scheduling and procurement tools to manage geotechnical risk in design-build construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University.
Woldesenbet, A (2014) Highway infrastructure data and information integration & assessment framework: a data-driven decision-making approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University.