Qualitative social vulnerability assessments to natural hazards: examples from coastal Thailand

Massmann, Frederick; Wehrhahn, Rainer

doi:10.5894/rgci418

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“…Interview partners emphasized that humanitarian actors need to take into account existing social networks as well as inequalities, including issues of access to land and property. Empirical research in the affected regions shows that land tenure is a critical issue for vulnerability reduction (Massmann and Wehrhahn 2014). Linked to this, functional strategies are needed for community participation in decision-making processes that are not limited to post-disaster phases but implemented in day-to-day politics, as argued for the case of Sri Lanka (Khazai et al 2006).…”

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How “Sustainable” are Post-disaster Measures? Lessons to Be Learned a Decade After the 2004 Tsunami in the Indian Ocean

Stephan

Relvas

Fekete

2017

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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This article addresses the sustainability implications of post-disaster measures in the context of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami by presenting an analysis of the current situations and changes in some of the affected regions. Sustainability implications of measures are captured by investigating the persistence of the social and economic living conditions in relation to post-disaster measures, and the alignment of the measures with basic environmental aspects. Based on major concepts relevant in disaster science and sustainability research, the study explored sustainability aspects of post-disaster measures implemented after the 2004 tsunami, by conducting selected interviews among the participants of the 2015 international seminar ''11 Years after the Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004'' and a broader online survey. Information was sought about (1) the current state of vulnerability of the local population in the regions affected; (2) the main lessons that have been identified to improve project design and management of recovery and vulnerability reduction; and (3) project sustainability implications with respect to the state of today's vulnerability. Based on the analysis of the information on these three priority areas, selected tasks for future disaster risk management are identified, such as more integrative planning and improved coordination with international organizations and local people.

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How “Sustainable” are Post-disaster Measures? Lessons to Be Learned a Decade After the 2004 Tsunami in the Indian Ocean

Stephan

Relvas

Fekete

2017

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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“…The goal of measuring and defining vulnerability is to reduce it (Green 2004) and qualitative methods are valuable in local and community scale vulnerability assessments (Birkmann 2006). They can provide additional and deepened information about peoples' perceptions (Fuchs et al 2011;Massmann and Wehrhahn 2014) of their geographical and social environment as well as vulnerability to hazards, and their coping strategies (Wisner 2006). Local knowledge can help understand local risk.…”

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The unequal vulnerability of Kurdish and Azeri minorities in the case of the degradation of Lake Urmia, Iran

Ženko

Uležić

2019

Journal of Political Ecology

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This article explores the differences between the vulnerability of two ethnic minorities faced with the same environmental disaster, along with the causes of those disparities. Set in the context of the degradation of Lake Urmia in north-western Iran, the study problematizes the unequal access to political power of the Kurdish and Azeri minorities and the historical dynamics of marginalization and empowerment. It links those dynamics with the current differential vulnerability of the members of the two minorities living in proximity of the lake, who have traditionally been dependent on agriculture as a means of subsistence. The degradation of the lake has severely affected the agricultural production in the region through the salinization of irrigation water and the degradation of arable land. The study focuses on households in the proximity of the lake with the goal of exploring to what extent their ethnicity determines their vulnerability and adaptive capacity in the face of the disaster. We find that ethnic politics plays a role in the access to irrigation water and the potential for income diversification, as well as being a component of the coping capacity embedded in social networks. Additionally, we find that ethnicity is a determinant of the availability of economic resources, and strongly influences the knowledge of – and willingness to participate in – governmental and non-governmental projects to mitigate the effects of the environmental disaster.Key words: vulnerability, ethnicity, Iran, political power, minorities, environmental degradation, Lake Urmia

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“…Este necessita contornar situações de vulnerabilidades tanto ambientais quanto sociais. Vulnerabilidade é entendida como a possibilidade de um sujeito ou corpo passar por situações de stress, perigo ou dano, tanto por causa exógena quanto endógena (TURNER et al, 2003;MASSMANN et al, 2013). Dessa forma, tanto o termo "manejo" como o termo "gestão" são lembrados como abordagens e posturas de ação.…”

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Desafios Na Gestão De Florestas Urbanas: Comportamentos De Degradação Na Reserva Mata Do Passarinho (Olinda-Pe)

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RESUMOA Reserva de Floresta Urbana Mata do Passarinho, localizada em Olinda -Pernambuco, carrega um longo e conturbado histórico de degradação, trazendo ao palco político do meio ambiente os agentes sociais e o poder público. Os primeiros, motivados por demandas habitacionais e sujeitos ao baixo desenvolvimento socioeconômico da localidade, configuram-se como o principal agente degradador, enquanto órgãos e secretarias governamentais têm como premissa amenizar a situação de queimadas, descarte irregular de resíduos sólidos e invasões ilegais. A partir de questionário aplicado a três grupos definidos como importantes ao problema, chegou-se a constatações como os tipos mais prejudiciais de degradação e os motivos para tal. A partir dos resultados, esclareceu-se a necessidade tanto de políticas punitivas quanto educacionais que auxiliem a gestão da Unidade de Conservação. ABSTRACTThe Urban Forest Reserve Mata do Passarinho, located in Olinda -Pernambuco, has a long and complicated history of degradation, bringing to the political stage of the environment the social agents and the government. The first, driven by housing demands and subject to low socio-economic development of the locality, constitute the main degrading agent, while public power's secretaries and departments are premised to ease the situation of fires, irregular disposal of solid waste and illegal invasions. From questionnaire applied to three groups defined as important to the problem, observations were made like the most harmful types of degradation and its reasons. From the results, the need of both punitive and educational policies to assist the management of the Conservation Unit was clarified.

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Qualitative social vulnerability assessments to natural hazards: examples from coastal Thailand

Cited by 9 publications

References 37 publications

How “Sustainable” are Post-disaster Measures? Lessons to Be Learned a Decade After the 2004 Tsunami in the Indian Ocean

How “Sustainable” are Post-disaster Measures? Lessons to Be Learned a Decade After the 2004 Tsunami in the Indian Ocean

The unequal vulnerability of Kurdish and Azeri minorities in the case of the degradation of Lake Urmia, Iran

Desafios Na Gestão De Florestas Urbanas: Comportamentos De Degradação Na Reserva Mata Do Passarinho (Olinda-Pe)

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