2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101673
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The influence of the physical environment on self-recovery after disasters in Nepal and the Philippines

Abstract: Following a disaster, the majority of families rebuild their homes themselves. In this paper, we consider how the physical environment influences such 'self-recovery' by investigating disasters in the Philippines (typhoons Haiyan in 2013 and Haima in 2016) and Nepal (the 2015 Gorkha earthquake). Despite the many differences in the disaster contexts, there are some common barriers to self-recovery (and building back better) in a substantially changed and dynamic multi-hazard, post-disaster environment. These a… Show more

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“…152 Recovery processes 26 articles focused on elements of recovery from multiple disasters, including economic recovery, 153,154 government and political factors in the recovery stage, 53,66,[155][156][157][158][159][160] community capitals, 24 schools as central hubs for recovery, 161 disaster recovery committees, 162 inequalities in recovery, [163][164][165][166][167] and reconstruction experiences. 150,[168][169][170] This group also included articles on programmes undertaken in a recovery setting in low-income and middle-income countries, including a food security and relief programme, 171 a microcredit programme, 172 a recovery aid programme, 69 and a global water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programme. 70 Some studies looked at individual or household recovery experiences (eg, of reconstructing housing, or settling insurance claims); 158,160,166,167,169,173 however, most focused on recovery at the community level 24,69,70,154,172 or the country level.…”
Section: Humanitarian and Non-governmental Organisation Responsesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…152 Recovery processes 26 articles focused on elements of recovery from multiple disasters, including economic recovery, 153,154 government and political factors in the recovery stage, 53,66,[155][156][157][158][159][160] community capitals, 24 schools as central hubs for recovery, 161 disaster recovery committees, 162 inequalities in recovery, [163][164][165][166][167] and reconstruction experiences. 150,[168][169][170] This group also included articles on programmes undertaken in a recovery setting in low-income and middle-income countries, including a food security and relief programme, 171 a microcredit programme, 172 a recovery aid programme, 69 and a global water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programme. 70 Some studies looked at individual or household recovery experiences (eg, of reconstructing housing, or settling insurance claims); 158,160,166,167,169,173 however, most focused on recovery at the community level 24,69,70,154,172 or the country level.…”
Section: Humanitarian and Non-governmental Organisation Responsesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…150,[168][169][170] This group also included articles on programmes undertaken in a recovery setting in low-income and middle-income countries, including a food security and relief programme, 171 a microcredit programme, 172 a recovery aid programme, 69 and a global water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programme. 70 Some studies looked at individual or household recovery experiences (eg, of reconstructing housing, or settling insurance claims); 158,160,166,167,169,173 however, most focused on recovery at the community level 24,69,70,154,172 or the country level. 153,171 This focus was in contrast to some of the included mental health studies, which conceptualised individual-level recovery as the absence of mental health conditions or return to pre-disaster psychosocial or cognitive functioning.…”
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“…55 53 'Promoting safer building and self-recovery in the Philippines' (2017); 'Promoting safer building and selfrecovery in Nepal' (2017); 'Promoting safer building and supporting self-recovery: report of Promoting Safer Building Multidisciplinary Conference, Royal Geographical Society, London, 13 July 2017'. 54 ; Schofield et al (2019); Sargeant et al (2020). 55 Flinn and Echegaray (2016).…”
Section: Understanding Self-recovery Through Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%