Designing to heal: Planning and urban design response to disaster and conflict

Sendra, Pablo

doi:10.1057/udi.2013.41

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“…They cause significant economic losses as well as human death and injuries (Kamranzad et al, 2020), serious threats to health and well-being (Shapira et al, 2018;Whittle et al, 2012) and long-term psychological effects on survivors (Xu et al, 2016;Makwana, 2019). In fact, physical destruction occurs with subtle but equally profound changes in emotional network of survivors (Jenny, 2013a). In a more detailed explanation, it can be said that disasters, such as earthquake, cause different perceptions and countless emotions, many of which are inherently negative (Kemp et al, 2014), so they shatter foundation of one's existence and assumptions about the world and a predictable life (Janoff-Bulman, 1992).…”

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Investigating the role of risk perception in place-based responses: case studies of the 2003 Bam and 2017 Ezgeleh-Sarpol Zahab earthquakes

Asadi

Sharghi

Mottaki

et al. 2022

IJDRBE

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to clarify changes in people-place interrelationship and hidden layers of survivors psychological challenges in the reconstructed housing environment, the 2003 Bam and 2017 Ezgeleh-Sarpol Zahab earthquakes occurred in Iran, because perception of earthquake risk in residential dwellings and traumatic experiences during and after its occurrence are among stressful events making communities face with various spectrum of emotional and cognitive consequences. Such events shape memory “traumascapes” and cause changes in mental schemas and as a result, altering decisions and behavioral responses in long-term familiar environments. Because, in the disaster-affected communities, psychological recovery will be greatly influenced by residential experiences. Design/methodology/approach The current research was performed with a qualitative and multicase study design, and data were collected using deep and semistructured private interviews and discussions in focus groups with participation of 33 people by narrative technique. Findings According to findings, people are facing enduring cognitive disruptions regarding home concept and its location as a safe and secure paradigm. Findings showed that there are a considerable amount of behavioral responses and emotional consequences in the form of protective behaviors, severe sensitivity to environmental stimuli, fears, phobias in residential dwellings and disturbances in place attachments. Originality/value It is noteworthy that despite all time and place differences, the two studied communities had significant similarities in earthquake traumatic experiences and perceptions and also resulting conscious and subconscious responses.

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