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Toward Sustainable Management of Disaster Debris: Three-Phase Post-Disaster Data Collection Planning

Jalloul, Hiba / Choi, Juyeong / Derrible, Sybil / Yesiller, Nazli

Reuse/recycling is a major component of a management system for disaster-generated debris. Prior studies have identified several factors that affect the feasibility of post-disaster recycling programs, such as the amount of debris, potential health hazards, community priorities, economics, and disaster-specific funding policies and regulations. In order to better assess each of these factors for sustainable debris planning, there is a need to collect post-disaster data that become available at different points in time after disaster events. However, such data are rarely captured in a timely manner. The SUstainable Material Management Extreme Events Reconnaissance (SUMMEER) organization was formed with funding from the National Science Foundation to develop solutions to post-disaster materials management by investigating the impact of extreme events with a focus on the reuse and recycling of disaster materials. In this study, we introduce the roles and mission of SUMMEER to the construction research community. We propose a three-phase post-disaster reconnaissance framework that facilitates the collection of time-sensitive data from disaster sites that are critical for sustainable debris management research: (1) response, (2) short-term recovery, and (3) long-term recovery phases. This framework provides guidance on effective, coordinated field reconnaissance for sustainable debris management research.