...Adrienne Csizmady; Zoltán József Ferencz; Márton Bagyura Purpose This paper explores the challenges and missed opportunities in post-disaster urban planning in Devecser following Hungary’s 2010 red sludge disaster. It assesses how recovery efforts aligned with the “Build Back Better” (BBB...

... that negotiate the Build Back Better (BBB) process. Originality/value The study offers a distinctive perspective synthesising the literature and the two case studies to sharpen the understanding of the complexity of barriers to BBB. The research design and approach are discussed in the next section...

...Grazia Di Giovanni; Lorenzo Chelleri Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of build back better (BBB) in contexts affected by depopulation and shrinking economies discussing how and if its principles are able to drive the recovery pattern toward a sustainability re...

...Mark Bassett; Suzanne Wilkinson; Sandeeka Mannakkara Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine how post-disaster legislation can be used to support building back better (BBB) in the horizontal infrastructure sector (roading, water, wastewater and stormwater networks). Design/methodology...