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2. There is ample evidence that...
Participatory reconstruction often:
Costs less,
Can start sooner,
Takes less time overall,
Produces better buildings,
Develops better places,
Develops more resilient communities, and
more satisfied customers.

3. Right: More humane environments: PA, Matara,, Sri Lanka 2005
Left: Stronger communities, Oxfam, Aceh, 2005

4. The main theme of this book
Participatory reconstruction is possible and often preferable, even when...
facing large-scale destruction
dealing with large numbers of households
difficult institutional and political environments
restricted budgets

5. Part 1: Principles
Chap 1: Putting people at the centre of Reconstruction (Theo Schilderman)
Reconstruction needs to be more holistic, learning from development theory and practice, particularly the housing field
Chap 2: Can Large-scale reconstruction be people- centred? (Michal Lyons)
Implementing a participatory system across thousands of dwellings on many sites
Chap 3: The Viability of an International Approach (Lalith Lankathilike)
Importance and viability of a formal, transferable model

6. Part 2: Challenges
Chap 4: Sri Lanka – Analysing Inequalities in a National Programme (Hidellage and Usoof)
Technical support must be tailored to geographical and social conditions
Chap 5: Pakistan: Implementing people-centred reconstruction in urban and rural areas (Kazi)
Understanding the differences in politics, land supply and legislation
Chap 6: Indonesia: Understanding agency policy in a national context (da Silva and Batchelor)
Managing the political environment
Principles of upscaling: addition, multiplication and replication

7. Left: Modelling the pace of reconstruction
Right: modelling replicability

8. Part 2: Challenges (cont.)
Chap 7: India: From a culture of housing to a philosophy of reconstruction (Duyne and Iyengar)
Why do governments resist the adoption of improved vernacular housing?
Why do populations accept low-grade ‘modern’ construction?
Chap 8: Colombia: Decentralising reconstruction (Lizzaralde)
Can large agencies allow individual flexibility in a participatory process?
How can accountability be managed ?

9. Part 3: Local cases
Chap 9: Kenya - can temporary shelter contribute to participatory reconstruction? (Aubrey)
Reconstruction as a ‘verb’
Livelihoods approach
Chap 10: Bangladesh - Can large actors overcome the absence of state will? (Alam)
The paradox of participatory reconstruction in Bangladesh
The power of large international agencies
Chap 11: Turkey - Can small actors overcome the absence of state will? (Arslan and Johnson)
The power of CBOs to challenge state policy

10. Part 3: Local cases (cont.)
Chap 12: El Salvador - Progressive housing after earthquake (
Short-term capital investment for long-term housing processes
Managing phased involvement
Chap 13: Peru: The long-term impact of short-term reconstruction work (Negrón)
Comparative study of nine villages ten to eighteen years after

11. Left: 15 years after participatory reconstruction Right: after centralist delivery of housing

12. SO, Do read the book!

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