Spatial adaptation of post-disaster housing
A case study of a fishermen's settlement in North Aceh, Indonesia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22206167 |
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| Authors | Cut Azmah Fithri, Alfiansyah Yulianur (0000-0002-6772-552X, Universitas Syiah Kuala), Elysa Wulandari (Universitas Syiah Kuala, corresponding author), Cyntia Dewi (0000-0003-2704-6511, Universitas Syiah Kuala) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Pages | 102378 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences & Humanities Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2590-2911 • E-ISSN: 2590-2911 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102378 |
| OpenAlex | W7156112891 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
Kuala Cangkoi, a fishing village in North Aceh Regency, was among the areas most severely affected by the 2004 earthquake and tsunami. In the aftermath, displaced families were resettled in standardized government-aided permanent housing designed to meet international minimum standards. Yet these houses often failed to accommodate residents' social and spatial practices, prompting widespread modification. This study examines resident-led spatial transformations as adaptive strategies for livelihood recovery and household survival. Using a mixed-methods approach—including interviews with ten fishermen, observations of forty houses, and documentation of ten modified units—the research finds that standardized designs overlooked the home's dual role as both a domestic space and a site of economic survival, while neglecting the kitchen's function as a gendered social space central to women's daily and community life. Residents gradually reconfigured these structures to better align with their economic and social activities, revealing a persistent gap between standardized post-disaster housing and the lived realities of fishing communities
Documentation · Fishing · Fishing village · Human settlement · Livelihood · Standard of living · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Disaster Management and Resilience · Place Attachment and Urban Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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