Post-disaster Reconstruction and Well-being of Affected Persons in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

IF 1.3 Q4 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Environment and Urbanization ASIA Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI:10.1177/09754253231161014
P. Tiwari, J. Shukla, A. Purkayastha
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Tiwari and Shukla presented a framework based on a capability approach to understand the determinants of the well-being of affected persons during post-disaster reconstruction in the September 2022 issue of this journal. Using the framework, the present paper examines key challenges with post-disaster reconstruction practices through the experience of resettled colonies in Chennai. Disasters in Chennai have resulted in the relocation of households living in informal settlements to purpose-built resettlement colonies, which the resettlement agencies claim have better housing and built environment. These should contribute to the well-being of households. However, the results from a primary survey of households living in resettlement colonies conducted in 2021 that compare pre- and post-disaster capabilities demonstrate that there are a number of gaps. Fifty-eight per cent of households expressed that their condition is no different than what it was in informal settlements. This paper identifies that in the reconstruction and rehabilitation programme in Chennai, mechanisms for community participation, inclusive responses by involving women and marginalized households, long-term plan for the rehabilitation of affected persons and mechanisms for involving NGOs/CBOs have not been adequately incorporated. A consequence of the lack of a post-disaster reconstruction plan has been that most of the reconstruction activity has been ad hoc and reactive usually through government orders issued after a disaster. Resettlement is a complex issue, and it requires a balance between protecting the lives and livelihoods of those affected as these are tied to a location and protecting them from future disasters, the occurrence of which is also tied to location.
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印度泰米尔纳德邦金奈灾后重建与灾民福祉
Tiwari和Shukla在本杂志2022年9月号上提出了一个基于能力方法的框架,以了解灾后重建期间受影响人员福祉的决定因素。利用该框架,本文通过金奈重新安置殖民地的经验,探讨了灾后重建实践中的关键挑战。金奈的灾难导致居住在非正式定居点的家庭搬迁到专门建造的安置点,安置机构声称这些安置点有更好的住房和建筑环境。这些应该有助于家庭的福祉。然而,2021年对居住在安置区的家庭进行的一项初步调查的结果表明,存在许多差距。该调查比较了灾前和灾后的能力。58%的家庭表示,他们的状况与非正规住区没有什么不同。本文件指出,在金奈的重建和恢复方案中,没有充分纳入社区参与机制、妇女和边缘化家庭参与的包容性对策、受影响人员康复的长期计划以及非政府组织/社区组织参与的机制。由于缺乏灾后重建计划,大多数重建活动都是临时性的,通常是通过灾后发布的政府命令来进行的。重新安置是一个复杂的问题,它需要在保护受影响者的生命和生计(因为这些生命和生计与某个地点有关)和保护他们免受未来灾害(灾害的发生也与地点有关)之间取得平衡。
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