Seeing a disaster as an opportunity – harnessing the energy of disaster survivors for change

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12242551
AutoresDiane Archer (0000-0002-7494-1183, Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR), Thailand, autor de correspondencia), Somsook Boonyabancha (Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR), Thailand, autor de correspondencia)
Año2011
Volumen23
Número2
Páginas351-364
Fecha de publicación2011-06-21
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEnvironment and Urbanization (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0956-2478 • E-ISSN: 1746-0301
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0956247811410011
OpenAlexW2022285845
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas21

Disasters have tragic consequences, and people with the least resources at hand to rebuild their lives are often the worst affected. The traditional response to disasters is to provide immediate relief, without considering how the process of rebuilding lives and communities can be a positive opportunity for change. This opportunity can be facilitated in two ways: first, by having a clear understanding of how disaster survivors are not victims but agents for change; and second, by providing the tools and techniques to facilitate the change process. Case studies from Asia demonstrate how disaster-affected communities have rebuilt not only their homes but also their livelihoods, and have been empowered as a result

Business · Climate change · Disaster recovery · Disaster response · Economic growth · Economics · Emergency management · Environmental planning · Geography · Livelihood · Political science · Process (computing · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience