The Ecological Cost of Post-Disaster Reconstruction: Environmental and Public Health Risks of Temporary Concrete Plants and an Integrated Assessment Framework

After a disaster, rebuilding often requires quickly setting up temporary concrete plants. Because of emergency rules, these plants sometimes skip the usual environmental impact studies. This project gives a step‑by‑step method to check the combined environmental and public‑health risks of those temporary plants. It uses a mainly qualitative risk‑assessment framework and looks at the main ways people can be exposed, such as: * dust and other particles released into the air * wastewater that is discharged * damage to soil * noise from the plant The assessment adds a semi‑quantitative risk‑scoring system. Scores are based on how likely an event is, how severe it could be, and how long exposure

would last. The scores are matched to existing environmental‑health standards. The study focuses on the rebuilding period after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes in Türkiye. It shows how speeding up the installation of concrete plants can increase environmental pressure in already vulnerable, post‑disaster areas. The work provides clear guidance for creating combined engineering and policy plans that limit environmental damage while keeping reconstruction fast. By modeling exposure pathways and comparing results with benchmarks, the research offers a repeatable way to manage environmental risks in sustainable post‑disaster recovery.

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