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Arshad, M F, Thaheem, M J, Nasir, A R and Malik, M S A (2019) Contractual Risks of Building Information Modeling: Toward a Standardized Legal Framework for Design-Bid-Build Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Baek, M and Ashuri, B (2019) Analysis of the Variability of Submitted Unit Price Bids for Asphalt Line Items in Highway Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Chao, L and Liaw, S (2019) Fuzzy Logic Model for Determining Minimum Overheads-Cum-Markup Rate. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Deng, Y, Gan, V J L, Das, M, Cheng, J C P and Anumba, C (2019) Integrating 4D BIM and GIS for Construction Supply Chain Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Hacker, M E, Kaminsky, J and Faust, K M (2019) Legitimizing Involvement in Emergency Accommodations: Water and Wastewater Utility Perspectives. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Utility; Emergency housing; Water; Wastewater; Refugee; Legitimacy;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001622
- Abstract:
In 2015, 28 European countries cumulatively received over two million applications for asylum, almost three times more than in the previous year. This resulted in pre-existing accommodation facilities reaching capacity and requiring the provision of urban emergency accommodations in unconventional buildings. To meet this housing need, ad hoc task forces across multiple disciplines formed to mitigate the extreme uncertainty of providing infrastructure services in a short period of time. The involvement of water and wastewater utilities in this technical project was explored through employee perspectives from two German water and wastewater utilities using qualitative analysis techniques. Ethnographic interviews were iteratively coded for excerpts legitimizing the interviewee’s involvement in providing water or wastewater services for emergency accommodations. Results show three emergent themes from utility employees: the necessity of improvisation during the design process, confidence in the situational response by individuals and the utility, and the necessity for improved coordination with other actors in the synthetic organization. In addition, this work provides a theoretical framework for the technical application of organizational legitimacy theory in the circumstances of extreme contextual uncertainty. Practical implications of this work suggest utility monitoring of emergency accommodations for improved design and better protocols for coordinating with other actors.
Jin, R and Chen, Q (2019) Overview of Concrete Recycling Legislation and Practice in the United States. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Kereri, J O and Harper, C M (2019) Social Networks and Construction Teams: Literature Review. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Kim, J, Ham, Y, Chung, Y and Chi, S (2019) Systematic Camera Placement Framework for Operation-Level Visual Monitoring on Construction Jobsites. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Li, H, Wang, M and Dong, X (2019) Resource Leveling in Projects with Stochastic Minimum Time Lags. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Li, Y, Li, G, Wang, T, Zhu, Y and Li, X (2019) Semicustomized Design Framework of Container Accommodation for Migrant Construction Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Mitikie, B B and Lee, T S (2019) Experimental Investigation of Enzyme Stabilization and Its Effect on Clay Brick. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Nasirian, A, Arashpour, M, Abbasi, B and Akbarnezhad, A (2019) Optimal Work Assignment to Multiskilled Resources in Prefabricated Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Noorizadeh, A, Peltokorpi, A and Avkiran, N K (2019) Supplier Performance Evaluation in Construction Projects: Challenges and Possible Solutions. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
O’Connor, J T and Mock, B D (2019) Construction, Commissioning, and Startup Execution: Problematic Activities on Capital Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Oswald, D, Wade, F, Sherratt, F and Smith, S D (2019) Communicating Health and Safety on a Multinational Construction Project: Challenges and Strategies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Son, J, Khwaja, N and Milligan, D S (2019) Planning-Phase Estimation of Construction Time for a Large Portfolio of Highway Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Wu, L, Jia, G and Mackhaphonh, N (2019) Case Study on Improving the Effectiveness of Public Participation in Public Infrastructure Megaprojects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Xiong, B, Skitmore, M, Xia, P, Ballesteros-Pérez, P, Ye, K and Zhang, X (2019) Impact of Corporate Credit Scoring on Construction Contractors in China. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).