“Now we understand what community really means”: Reconceptualizing the role of sense of place in the disaster recovery process

Silver, Amber; Grek‐Martin, Jason

doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2015.01.004

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“…Residents are often eager to return to their community as soon as possible after a destructive event, to begin rebuilding and return to normal. People come together to help each other, and the sense of community is strengthened (Silver and Grek-Martin 2015). This, combined with a strong sense of place and strong links to the community, may increase the unwillingness to relocate.…”

Section: Pulling or Pushing Backmentioning

confidence: 99%

Why People Live in Flood-Prone Areas in Akuressa, Sri Lanka

Askman

Nilsson

Becker

2018

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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To investigate why people live in areas at high risk of floods, a qualitative case study was carried out in the areas around Akuressa, in southwest Sri Lanka. Data collection consisted mainly of semistructured interviews with local residents and government officials. The purpose was to study why people live in areas at high risk of floods, by looking beyond the purely physical aspects of living with hazards and exploring the underlying social factors. Four main factors were identified: an overall good living situation; a sense of place; difficulties relocating; and being well-adapted to the situation. The analysis also examined whether government officials shared the views of local residents. The findings highlighted both areas of consensus and discrepancies related to risk awareness, and the efficiency of risk reduction measures that had been implemented by the government. The case study identified and explored underlying social factors, such as risk normalization, risk trade-offs, and push-and-pull processes, which seem to influence the decision to live in a high-risk area.

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Section: Pulling or Pushing Backmentioning

confidence: 99%

Why People Live in Flood-Prone Areas in Akuressa, Sri Lanka

Askman

Nilsson

Becker

2018

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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“…For example, tree planting following natural disasters [35,36] and community gardening [11,37,38] figure prominently in fostering social relationships and promoting social resilience [39,40]. Barthel et al [6] describe the important yet under-recognized contributions stewards play in the management of biodiversity and ecosystem services and emphasize the need for co-management among users, local stewardship associations, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations of what they call an "urban cultural landscape".…”

Section: Urban Environmental Stewardship and Its Role In Resiliencementioning

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Recognizing Stewardship Practices as Indicators of Social Resilience: In Living Memorials and in a Community Garden

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Abstract:Resilience theory has received increased attention from researchers across a range of disciplines who have developed frameworks and articulated categories of indicators; however, there has been less discussion of how to recognize, and therefore support, social resilience at the community level, especially in urban areas. The value of urban environmental stewardship for supporting social-ecological functioning and improving quality of life in cities has been documented, but recognizing it as a strategy for strengthening social resilience to respond to future disturbances has not been fully explored. Here we address the question: How can social resilience indicators be operationalized as stewardship practices in an urban context? Using a deductive coding approach drawing upon existing resilience frameworks we analyze qualitative data from community managed-open spaces in the New York City area that have responded to various chronic presses and acute disturbances including a hurricane and a terrorist attack. In each case we identify and characterize the type of grounded, empirically observable stewardship practices that demonstrate the following indicators of social resilience at the community level: place attachment, social cohesion, social networks, and knowledge exchange and diversification. The process of operationalizing abstract indicators of social resilience has important implications for managers to support social (and ecological) resilience in the specific areas where stewardship takes place, as well as potentially having greater effects that bridge beyond the spatial and temporal boundaries of the site. We conclude by suggesting how researchers and practitioners might learn from our examples so they can recognize resilience in other sites in order to both inform research frameworks and strengthen practice and programming, while keeping larger institutional structures and context in mind.

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“…Yet, they struggle to depict the social‐psychological aspect of this disturbance, as well as its causes. Often they identify transformations in their immediate surroundings, such as damaged or missing buildings, as well as modifications of usual routines and social relationships (Dash et al, 2007; Silver and Grek‐Martin, 2015; Akerkar and Fordham, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

Flooding and the ‘new normal’: what is the role of gender in experiences of post‐disaster ontological security?

Haney

Gray‐Scholz

2019

Disasters

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Disaster researchers have long analysed disruption to affected residents' ontological security, often represented by routines and familiar landmarks. Surprisingly little of this work, though, assesses who is most likely to experience feelings of disruption. Using a representative set of survey data, complemented by follow‐up interview data from 40 residents affected by the Southern Alberta Flood of June 2013, this paper explores how demographic characteristics, such as gender and place attachment, impact on residents' sense of disruption and loss. The findings indicate that women and people with stronger emotional and social ties to their neighbourhoods are most likely to experience disrupted ontological security; home flooding and evacuation orders are also significant predictors. The qualitative interview data reveal that many participants felt unsettled and disrupted by myriad factors, such as ongoing construction, which prevented them from establishing a ‘new normal’. The paper concludes by discussing the implications of these findings for policymakers and service providers.

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“Now we understand what community really means”: Reconceptualizing the role of sense of place in the disaster recovery process

Cited by 104 publications

References 27 publications

Why People Live in Flood-Prone Areas in Akuressa, Sri Lanka

Why People Live in Flood-Prone Areas in Akuressa, Sri Lanka

Recognizing Stewardship Practices as Indicators of Social Resilience: In Living Memorials and in a Community Garden

Flooding and the ‘new normal’: what is the role of gender in experiences of post‐disaster ontological security?

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