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| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | Al-Chaar, Ghassan K. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Baxter, Carey L. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Elmajdoub, Ammar H. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Cupka-Head, Kevin. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Calfas, George W. | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-03-07T19:40:03Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2019-03-07T19:40:03Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-02 | - |
| dc.identifier.govdoc | ERDC/CERL TR-19-5 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/32321 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/32321 | - |
| dc.description | Technical Report | - |
| dc.description.abstract | The period of reconstruction following an armed civilian conflict, military operation, or natural disaster is a critical window of opportunity to bring stability and normalcy to a region. Stability not only depends on resilient infrastructure, but also on reliable political systems, a national identity, and an able population to sustain the economy and system of governance. This report provides a guide to assist in planning the preliminary phases of reconstruction—pre-reconstruction. The pre-reconstruction phase is critically important to the success of any reconstruction effort. This report presents three foundational dimensions that contribute to creating and fostering a successful post-conflict or post-disaster environment: political reality awareness, cultural property protection, and capacity building. This work also presents a methodology that quantitatively assesses the specific elements that contribute to the success or failure of a planned reconstruction effort. Information provided in this report can be adapted to apply to different contexts (e.g., civilian, military) as well as to supplement existing military planning tools such as the Engineer Site Identification for the Tactical Environment (ENSITE). | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology. | en_US |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | Abstract .................................................................................................................................... ii List of Figures and Tables ...................................................................................................... vi Preface .................................................................................................................................... vii Unit Conversion Factors .......................................................................................................viii Abbreviations .......................................................................................................................... ix 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Objective............................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Methodology ...................................................................................................... 1 2 Prerequisite Considerations toward Systematic Reconstruction .............................. 3 3 Political Reality and Pre-Reconstruction: Consideration of Impacts on Construction Missions ................................................................................................... 20 3.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 20 3.2 Evaluating the political reality ........................................................................ 23 Measuring stability, risk, and accountability .............................................. 27 3.3 Political reality and reconstruction missions ................................................ 33 Safety and security ...................................................................................... 34 Access...........................................................................................................35 Public perception ......................................................................................... 35 Project costs, design, and time frame ........................................................ 36 3.4 Regional examples, projections, and implications ........................................ 37 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) ........................................................ 38 Horn of Africa ............................................................................................... 45 Latin America ............................................................................................... 48 Asia ............................................................................................................... 50 The external actors: world powers, IGOs, and NGOs ................................. 52 3.5 Discussion and recommendations ................................................................ 53 Political reality models for pre-reconstruction ........................................... 54 Political reality component methodology ................................................... 59 3.6 Conclusion ...................................................................................................... 63 4 Planning for Cultural Property Protection during Reconstruction .......................... 64 4.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 64 4.2 What is cultural property? .............................................................................. 65 4.3 Why is cultural property protection important? ............................................ 66 4.4 Legal issues and ramifications ...................................................................... 67 4.5 Who should be tasked with cultural property issues? ................................. 68 What this means – practically ..................................................................... 69 4.6 Decision making concerning cultural property ............................................. 70 What this means – practically ..................................................................... 71 4.7 Identify cultural property in project or deployment area ............................... 71 What this means – practically ..................................................................... 71 4.8 Site utilization ................................................................................................. 73 What this means – practically ..................................................................... 74 4.9 Site inventory ................................................................................................... 74 What this means – practically ..................................................................... 74 4.10 Looting and vandalism protection ............................................................ 75 What this means – practically ................................................................ 79 4.11 Identification and utilization of traditional construction techniques ................................................................................................................ 79 What this means – practically ................................................................ 80 4.12 Preparation for handover to local civilian authorities .............................. 81 What this means – practically ................................................................ 81 4.13 Summary.................................................................................................... 82 5 Capacity Building and Pre-Reconstruction Planning for Post-Conflict Environments .................................................................................................................. 83 5.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 83 5.2 Defining capacity ............................................................................................ 84 Levels of capacity building..........................................................................85 Types of capacities ....................................................................................... 86 Capacity building, core issues ..................................................................... 87 5.3 Importance of capacity building planning ..................................................... 88 Importance for infrastructure ...................................................................... 88 Traditional development methods .............................................................. 88 Lessons learned ........................................................................................... 89 Army approach and interests ...................................................................... 90 5.4 Planning .......................................................................................................... 90 Systematic approach to understanding capacity building ........................ 90 Types of capacity building plans................................................................. 91 Stability prerequisites for capacity building activities................................ 96 5.5 Methodology ................................................................................................. 100 Initial communication with stakeholders.................................................. 100 Contextual assessment ............................................................................. 101 Assessment methods and techniques...................................................... 102 Assessment of existing capacities ............................................................ 105 Change readiness ...................................................................................... 106 Planning ...................................................................................................... 107 5.6 Summary ....................................................................................................... 108 6 Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 109 6.1 Political reality ............................................................................................... 109 6.2 Cultural property protection ......................................................................... 109 6.3 Capacity building .......................................................................................... 110 6.4 Recommendations ....................................................................................... 110 References .......................................................................................................................... 112 Report Documentation Page | - |
| dc.format.extent | 131 pages / 3.655 Mb | - |
| dc.format.medium | PDF/A | - |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (U.S.) | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) | - |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Technical Report (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)) ; no. ERDC/CERL TR-19-5 | - |
| dc.rights | Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited | - |
| dc.source | This Digital Resource was created in Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat | - |
| dc.subject | Postwar reconstruction | en_US |
| dc.subject | Military planning | en_US |
| dc.subject | United States--Armed Forces--Stability operations | en_US |
| dc.subject | Engineer Site Identification for the Tactical Environment (ENSITE) | en_US |
| dc.title | Pre-reconstruction planning | en_US |
| dc.type | Report | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report | |
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