Flooding, resettlement, and change in livelihoods
Evidence from rural Mozambique
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3898641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alex Arnall (0000-0001-6218-5926, University of Reading), David S G Thomas (0000-0001-6867-5504, University of Oxford), Chasca Twyman (University of Sheffield), Diana Liverman (0000-0002-3671-1491, University of Oxford) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 468-488 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-01 |
| 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.12003 |
| PMID | 23551336 |
| OpenAlex | W2085261524 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 37 |
| References cited | 42 |
Post-disaster development policies, such as resettlement, can have major impacts on communities. This paper examines how and why people's livelihoods change as a result of resettlement, and relocated people's views of such changes, in the context of natural disasters. It presents two historically-grounded, comparative case studies of post-flood resettlement in rural Mozambique. The studies demonstrate a movement away from rain-fed subsistence agriculture towards commercial agriculture and non-agricultural activities. The ability to secure a viable livelihood was a key determinant of whether resettlers remained in their new locations or returned to the river valleys despite the risks posed by floods. The findings suggest that more research is required to understand i) why resettlers choose to stay in or abandon designated resettlement areas, ii) what is meant by 'voluntary' and 'involuntary' resettlement in the realm of post-disaster reconstruction, and iii) the policy drivers of resettlement in developing countries
Agriculture · Business · Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Flood myth · Flooding (psychology · Geography · Livelihood · Natural disaster · Political science · Realm · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Subsistence agriculture · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
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| Unique citing works | 37 |
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| Citations per year | 3,7 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 37 |