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Building Back Better Rugby: Practical Action Publishing

This book explores the principles, challenges, and local cases of participatory reconstruction, highlighting the benefits of putting people at the center of the process. It showcases examples from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Indonesia, India, Colombia, Kenya, Bangladesh, Turkey, El Salvador, and Peru. The book emphasizes the importance of holistic reconstruction, learning from development theory and practice, and creating more resilient communities.

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Building Back Better Rugby: Practical Action Publishing

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  1. BUILDING BACK BETTER RUGBY: PRACTICAL ACTION PUBLISHINGedited by Michal Lyons and Theo SchildermanwithCamillo Boano

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

  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 2001 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 reconstructionRight: after centralist delivery of housing

  12. SO, Do read the book!

  13. BUILDING BACK BETTER RUGBY: PRACTICAL ACTION PUBLISHINGedited by Michal Lyons and Theo SchildermanwithCamillo Boano

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