Recovering from disasters
A study of livelihoods in post‐quake villages in northern Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7750642 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kashif Saeed Khan (Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies Islamia College University Peshawar Pakistan), Nadarajah Shanmugaratnam (Professor Emeritus, Department for International Environment and Development Studies Norwegian University of Life Sciences Norway), Ingrid Nyborg (0000-0002-6393-0286, Norwegian University of Life Sciences), Ingrid L P Nyborg (Associate Professor at the Department for International Environment and Development Studies Norwegian University of Life Sciences Norway) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 339-361 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-01 |
| 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.12104 |
| PMID | 25442035 |
| OpenAlex | W2015662086 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 6 |
The October 2005 earthquake in northern Pakistan severely affected the livelihoods of 1.5 million people. With the destruction of material assets and communications infrastructure, the quake had a devastating impact on people's way of life in this remote mountainous region. This paper explores livelihood revival interventions undertaken during the earthquake response, and considers how differentiated livelihood outcomes were achieved. In addressing this objective the paper examines livelihood rehabilitation schemes in terms of structural aspects, working strategies, key factors, strengths of interventions and the role of human agency in influencing livelihood trajectories of quake‐affected communities. Primary data for this study was gathered in northern Pakistan between October 2008 and January 2009. The study identifies structural shortcomings and strengths of the programmes attempting to revive the livelihoods of poor and vulnerable households. It identifies how households in two villages made the most of opportunities to improve their lives and move towards favourable outcomes
Agriculture · Archaeology · Environmental health · Forensic engineering · Geography · Injury prevention · Livelihood · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Quake (natural phenomenon · Seismology · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Agricultural risk and resilience · Disaster Management and Resilience · Engineering · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Geology
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |