Exploring complexities of disaster risk and vulnerability
Everyday lives of two flood‐affected communities in Sri Lanka
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12308430 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H Unnathi S Samaraweera (0000-0001-8795-9879, Department of Anthropology, Human Services and Sociology University of Canterbury Christchurch New Zealand, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 1376-1385 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sustainable Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-0802 • E-ISSN: 1099-1719 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/sd.2723 |
| OpenAlex | W4386001120 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 27 |
Two riverside communities in Kolonnawa, Colombo district, and Thawalama, Galle district, of Sri Lanka are flood‐prone communities that, not only have experiences of flood disasters of different scales, but also face a number of disaster risks and vulnerabilities intertwined in their everyday lives. Using a mixed methods approach, the article draws on household surveys, in‐depth interviews and focus group discussions with flood‐affected people, and on semi‐structured interviews with community leaders in the two‐flood‐prone‐communities. The article critically explores how the understanding of disaster risks and vulnerabilities is overly focused on “incapacities,” “weaknesses,” and “victimization” of affected people, and emphasizes that vulnerability should not be treated as an antonym of community resilience. The article argues how community resilience still exists within vulnerable communities and it highlights the need for developing a more holistic approach to understand the vulnerability paradigm and better disentangle the complexity of vulnerability and disaster risk in local contexts
Community resilience · Computer security · Disaster risk reduction · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Flood myth · Focus group · Geography · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Sri lanka · Vulnerability (computing · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Disaster Management and Resilience · Engineering · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |