On crossroads between the right to shelter and looming chances of displacement
Charting towards a resilient and sustainable framework for rural dwellers in flood-prone areas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21540933 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tomy Ncube (0000-0002-3456-4408, University College Dublin, corresponding author), Raymond Chipfakacha (University of South Africa) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 152-165 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development Southern Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0376-835X • E-ISSN: 1470-3637 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0376835x.2021.1980376 |
| OpenAlex | W3202954534 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 7 |
Flood-induced displacements are a common feature in rural Zimbabwe and there seems to be a lack of deliberate policy and political commitment from the government. Several factors have increased the susceptibility of communities to flood hazards, ranging from poor housing structures, lack of building standards to ensure resilient structures, and climate change. This paper is an outcome of a one-year study from March 2018 to March 2019. The study adopted a qualitative approach which entailed the use of semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. Fifty participants were purposively sampled for the study. Study findings reflect a gap in political attention as a root to addressing internal displacement. Lack of social and economic capital also plays an attributional role as a factor that has exacerbated the plight of internally displaced persons. The study recommends the government to adopt an Internally Displaced Persons policy and establish a commission that monitors rural settlement structures to enhance community resilience
Business · Commission · Community resilience · Displaced person · Economic growth · Economics · Flood mitigation · Flood myth · Geography · Internally displaced person · Political science · Politics · Psychological resilience · Social capital · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Disaster Management and Resilience · Engineering · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |