Post‐disaster deterritorialisation and ‘roof‐centred’ recovery
Enduring policy impacts on marginalised groups in Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19233003 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Augusto Cesar Oyama (0000-0001-7418-2407, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University Japan, corresponding author), Florence Lahournat (0000-0002-5227-923X, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University Japan), Takahiro Sayama (0000-0002-0558-6878, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University Japan) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | e70064-e70064 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disasters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/disa.70064 |
| PMID | 42286869 |
| OpenAlex | W7164671708 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
This study critically examines post‐disaster recovery policies in Brazil and their short‐ and long‐term effects on marginalised populations, particularly those living in informal or precarious housing. Drawing on a mixed‐methods investigation conducted in collaboration with the Movimento dos Atingidos por Barragens, the research analyses multi‐site and multi‐temporal climate‐related disasters in Petrópolis (2011, 2022, 2024) and São Sebastião (2023). Through interviews, surveys, spatial analyses, and participatory timelines, it contrasts institutional recovery narratives with the lived experiences of disaster‐affected communities. The findings demonstrate that dominant recovery frameworks—centred on rental subsidies and social housing—frequently reproduce displacement, exclusion, and renewed vulnerability. By prioritising the rapid provision of a ‘roof’ over community continuity, cultural adequacy, and territorial ties, these policies often generate post‐disaster deterritorialisation. The study argues for redress‐based recovery approaches that reconceptualise recovery not as a discrete policy stage, but as part of an ongoing transformative and context‐sensitive disaster risk reduction project
Citizen journalism · Disaster recovery · Ethnography · Narrative · Participatory action research · Poison control · Renting · Subsidy · Transformative learning · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Disaster Management and Resilience · Regional resilience and development
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |