Socio-economic consequences of post-disaster reconstruction in hazard-exposed areas
With coastal populations growing and sea levels rising, reconstruction decisions after coastal disasters are increasingly consequential determinants of future societal vulnerability and thus the sustainability of development. The humanitarian sector tends to favour rebuilding in-place to avoid the s...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1391942020-05-18T03:16:34Z Socio-economic consequences of post-disaster reconstruction in hazard-exposed areas McCaughey, Jamie W. Daly, Patrick Mundir, Ibnu Mahdi, Saiful Patt, Anthony Earth Observatory of Singapore Social sciences::Geography Climate-change Adaptation Natural Hazards With coastal populations growing and sea levels rising, reconstruction decisions after coastal disasters are increasingly consequential determinants of future societal vulnerability and thus the sustainability of development. The humanitarian sector tends to favour rebuilding in-place to avoid the social disruptions of mass relocation, yet evidence on what affected people want is mixed. Using the case of post-tsunami Banda Aceh, Indonesia, we investigate whether a policy to rebuild in-place in the disaster-affected area suits an urban population that was previously unaware of the hazard. We show that following the tsunami, a substantial proportion of the population prefers to live farther from the coast. This has caused a new price premium for inland properties and socio-economic sorting of poorer households into coastal areas. These findings show that offering reconstruction aid predominantly within a hazard-exposed area can inadvertently transfer disaster risk to the poor. NRF (Natl Research Foundation, S’pore) MOE (Min. of Education, S’pore) 2020-05-18T03:16:34Z 2020-05-18T03:16:34Z 2018 Journal Article McCaughey, J. W., Daly, P., Mundir, I., Mahdi, S., & Patt, A. (2018). Socio-economic consequences of post-disaster reconstruction in hazard-exposed areas. Nature Sustainability, 1(1), 38-43. doi:10.1038/s41893-017-0002-z 2398-9629 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/139194 10.1038/s41893-017-0002-z 2-s2.0-85051763230 1 1 38 43 en Nature Sustainability © 2018 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. |
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With coastal populations growing and sea levels rising, reconstruction decisions after coastal disasters are increasingly consequential determinants of future societal vulnerability and thus the sustainability of development. The humanitarian sector tends to favour rebuilding in-place to avoid the social disruptions of mass relocation, yet evidence on what affected people want is mixed. Using the case of post-tsunami Banda Aceh, Indonesia, we investigate whether a policy to rebuild in-place in the disaster-affected area suits an urban population that was previously unaware of the hazard. We show that following the tsunami, a substantial proportion of the population prefers to live farther from the coast. This has caused a new price premium for inland properties and socio-economic sorting of poorer households into coastal areas. These findings show that offering reconstruction aid predominantly within a hazard-exposed area can inadvertently transfer disaster risk to the poor. |
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