Persistent Precarity and the Disaster of Everyday Life: Homeless People’s Experiences of Natural and Other Hazards

Gaillard, JC; Walters, Vicky; Rickerby, Megan; Shi, Yu

doi:10.1007/s13753-019-00228-y

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“…At the same time, they are constantly reproduced and/or gradually altered through individual practices. Such approaches can be used not just to systematically scrutinize how the respective societal context produces specific patterns of vulnerability with respect to flood events (De Marchi & Scolobig, 2012;Kuhlicke, 2015;Kuhlicke, Scolobig, et al, 2011a), but also how everyday precarious living conditions influence people's capacity to cope with and adapt to flood events (Gaillard, Walters, Rickerby, & Shi, 2019).…”

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The behavioral turn in flood risk management, its assumptions and potential implications

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Recent policy changes highlight the need for citizens to take adaptive actions to reduce flood-related impacts. Here, we argue that these changes represent a wider behavioral turn in flood risk management (FRM). The behavioral turn is based on three fundamental assumptions: first, that the motivations of citizens to take adaptive actions can be well understood so that these motivations can be targeted in the practice of FRM; second, that private adaptive measures and actions are effective in reducing flood risk; and third, that individuals have the capacities to implement such measures. We assess the extent to which the assumptions can be supported by empirical evidence. We do this by engaging with three intellectual catchments. We turn to research by psychologists and other behavioral scientists which focus on the sociopsychological factors which influence individual motivations (Assumption 1). We engage with economists, engineers, and quantitative risk analysts who explore the extent to which individuals can reduce flood related impacts by quantifying the effectiveness and efficiency of household-level adaptive measures (Assumption 2). We converse with human geographers and sociologists who explore the types of capacities households require to adapt to and cope with threatening events

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Section: Future Researchmentioning

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The behavioral turn in flood risk management, its assumptions and potential implications

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“…Fourth, and even more challenging, some groups of people are simply excluded from research and policy discourse such as the homeless, migrants, prisoners, and people in mobile homes (Gaillard, Walters, Rickerby, & Shi, 2019) or people who transgress hetero-normal norms (Wisner, Berger, & Gaillard, 2016). Accuracy may suffer as well as moral authority be eroded by studies that do not systematically ask for consent from research participants (if not for their active participation and co-production of knowledge), especially for more vulnerable groups (such as undocumented migrants, homeless, etc.…”

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Swimming alone? Why linking flood risk perception and behavior requires more than “it's the individual, stupid”

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A common assertion in discussions of flooding is that risk perception is critical and is linked to risk‐mitigating behavior. Furthermore, many assert that the adverse effects of floods could be reduced by changes in risk communication, thereby influencing risk perception to foster mitigating behavior. We argue that these assertions are based on quite questionable underlying assumptions: That stakeholders are generally aware of flood risk, that they have the capacity to engage in disaster risk reduction, and that their actions can be effective. The belief in and policies influenced by these three questionable assertions support, in turn, policies that shift responsibility for flood risk reduction onto individuals and homeowners, without regard for social and spatial justice issues. In contrast, we argue that context matters to understanding the complexity of the relation between flood risk perception and behavior, local power relations, and other constraints and opportunities that affect stakeholders. While the academic community has long played a pivotal role in supporting practical flood risk management, future research should take a more critical perspective on the underlying assumptions and focus on improving coordination across theories, methods, and variables, fostering comparative studies across disciplines, contexts, and scales. This article is categorized under: Engineering Water > Planning Water Human Water > Water as Imagined and Represented Science of Water > Water Extremes

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“…Power is both a force for action and resistance and affects how we perceive the world; it is pervasive [33][34][35]. It is necessary to unpack power to discern how vulnerability unfolds in natural hazard and disaster settings [36]. We were interested in how people made sense of their experiences of their lives in the context of the Kaikōura earthquake.…”

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The Impact of Earthquakes on Apartment Owners and Renters in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) Aotearoa New Zealand

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Apartment dwelling is on the increase in many cities in Aotearoa New Zealand, including those in earthquake-prone regions. Hence it is important that people working in disaster management and housing improve their understanding on how the living situations of apartment dwellers influence their disaster management practices. This knowledge is crucial for efforts to promote safety and preparedness. This paper explores what enables and constrains apartment dwellers in their ability to prepare for an earthquake. Eighteen people were interviewed who resided in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) two years after the 2016 7.8 magnitude (Mw) Kaikōura earthquake. Of central concern was people’s ability to prepare for disasters and access knowledge about building and structural safety and how this knowledge mattered to what apartment dwellers were able to prepare for. We found that the agency to prepare was dependent on whether people owned or rented their dwellings. We report on participant accounts of dealing with body corporations, landlords, emergency kits, other emergency items, and evacuation plans.

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Persistent Precarity and the Disaster of Everyday Life: Homeless People’s Experiences of Natural and Other Hazards

Cited by 20 publications

References 35 publications

The behavioral turn in flood risk management, its assumptions and potential implications

The behavioral turn in flood risk management, its assumptions and potential implications

Swimming alone? Why linking flood risk perception and behavior requires more than “it's the individual, stupid”

The Impact of Earthquakes on Apartment Owners and Renters in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) Aotearoa New Zealand

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