Disaster risk reduction compliance framework for public private partnership (PPP) port projects

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to identify success factors and resilience measures (RM) that contribute to disaster risk reduction (DRR) in public private partnerships (PPP) port projects in Asia. Significant losses have been associated with large-scale natural hazards, such as earthquakes, tsunami, cyclones and other extreme weather events, and thus, ports need to evaluate their resilience level and adopt relevant DRR strategies to improve it.

Design/methodology/approach

A step-by-step methodology, based on literature review, port cases analysis, questionnaire survey and expert opinions, was followed.

Findings

The paper provides a research instrument extracted from a large list of measures and factors after a combined screening process was carried out. This instrument offers policymakers and researchers a tool applicable to PPP port projects in Asian countries to evaluate the level of resilience.

Research limitations/implications

Relevant RM for some specific projects may have not been considered to obtain a standardised instrument.

Originality/value

This paper fulfils an identified need to evaluate resilient port infrastructures and the output is a resilience framework to be used in PPP port projects in Asia.

Citation

Liyanage, C. and Villalba-Romero, F. (2021), "Disaster risk reduction compliance framework for public private partnership (PPP) port projects", International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, Vol. 12 No. 5, pp. 484-499. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-05-2020-0053