LEGISLATION FOR EFFECTIVE POST‐DISASTER RECONSTRUCTION

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New Zealand is vulnerable to natural disasters. When disasters occur, the effects can be devastating on the built environment. As one aspect of a major programme of research in New Zealand, the authors address the recovery issue in terms of how legislation either facilitates or hinders reconstruction. The results of a survey to building control officers and other disaster practitioners in New Zealand on the application of the Building Act 2004 post‐disaster are presented in this paper. There are indications that the New Zealand Building Act 2004 will not be supportive or enabling in post‐disaster reconstruction environments, particularly in large‐scale disaster events. Key problems found were procedural constraints as a result of high consenting standards and logistic considerations. The desire is to create the best possible conditions that will encourage rapid rebuilding of lives and communities after large‐scale disasters in New Zealand and that can only be done within a supportive legislative ... SANTRUKA Infrastruktūros tinklai Naujojoje Zelandijoje platūs, miestai išbarstyti, tačiau tankiai apgyvendinti, tad stichines nelaimes gali pridaryti žalos. Tokios nelaimes gali nusiaubti gamtine ir užstatyta aplinka. Bendruomene tam turetu pasiruošti iš anksto, o ne pasikliauti operatyviu atkūrimo procesu po ivykio. Kaip viena iš Naujojoje Zelandijoje vykstančios stambios tyrimu programos aspektu autoriai pasirinko atkūrimo klausima ir ji nagrineja analizuodami, kaip istatymai padeda arba trukdo atstatymo projektams ir programoms. Iprastoms statyboms taikomi istatymai numato saugu infrastruktūros, kapitalo investiciju ir žemetvarkos pletojima, užtikrindami aplinkosauga, tačiau dažnai jie netinka atstatymo po stichiniu nelaimiu projektams. Šiame darbe pristatomi rezultatai, gauti apklausus Naujosios Zelandijos statybu kontroles pareigūnus ir kitus stichiniu nelaimiu specialistus del Statybu istatymo (2004) taikymo po stichiniu nelaimiu. Yra ženklu, kad Naujosios Zelandijos statybu istatymas (2004) nebus p...

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