Negotiating reconstruction: understanding hybridity in Sri Lanka’s post-disaster and post-conflict reconstruction processes

Peacebuilding ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-239
Author(s):  
Elly Harrowell ◽  
Alpaslan Özerdem
Keyword(s):  
Post Conflict ◽  
Post Disaster

Diaspora and ambidextrous management of tourism in post-colonial, post-conflict and post-disaster destinations

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugues Seraphin ◽  
Maximiliano Korstanje ◽  
Vanessa Gowreesunkar
Keyword(s):  
Post Colonial ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Post Disaster

scholarly journals Qualifying the Sustainability of Novel Designs and Existing Solutions for Post-Disaster and Post-Conflict Sheltering

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Alshawawreh ◽  
Francesco Pomponi ◽  
Bernardino D’Amico ◽  
Susan Snaddon ◽  
Peter Guthrie
Keyword(s):  
Refugee Camps ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Displaced People ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Post Disaster

During the course of 2018, 70.8 million people globally were forcibly displaced due to natural disasters and conflicts—a staggering increase of 2.9 million people compared to the previous year’s figure. Displaced people cluster in refugee camps which have very often the scale of a medium-sized city. Post-disaster and post-conflict (PDPC) sheltering therefore represents a vitally important element for both the short- and long-term wellbeing of the displaced. However, the constrained environment which dominates PDPC sheltering often results in a lack of consideration of sustainability dimensions. Neglecting sustainability has severe practical consequences on both people and the environment, and in the long run it also incurs higher costs. It is therefore imperative to quickly transfer to PDPC sheltering where sustainability considerations are a key element of the design and decision-making processes. To facilitate such transition, this article reviews both ‘existing solutions’ and ‘novel designs’ for PDPC sheltering against the three pillars of sustainability. Both clusters are systematically categorized, and pros and cons of solutions and designs are identified. This provides an overview of the attempts made so far in different contexts, and it highlights what worked and what did not. This article represents a stepping-stone for future work in this area, to both facilitate and accelerate the transition to sustainable sheltering.

Social repair and structural inequity: implications for disaster recovery practice

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 454-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omer Aijazi
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Disaster Recovery ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Vulnerability Reduction ◽  
Recovery Processes ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Future Risk ◽  
Structural Inequities ◽  
Post Disaster

Purpose – This paper introduces a model of social repair to the language of disaster recovery that potentially provides a new way of conceptualizing reconstruction and recovery processes by drawing attention to the dismantling of structural inequities that inhibit post-disaster recovery. Design/methodology/approach – The paper first engages with the current discourse of vulnerability reduction and resilience building as embedded within a distinct politics of post-disaster recovery. The concept of social repair is then explored as found within post-conflict and reconciliation literature. For application within the context of natural disasters, the concept of social repair is modified to have evaluative and effectiveness significance for disaster recovery. A short case example is presented from post-flood Pakistan to deepen our understanding of the potential application and usage of a social repair orientation to disaster recovery. Findings – The paper recommends that the evaluative goals of post-disaster recovery projects should be framed in the language of social repair. This means that social relationships (broadly defined) must be restored and transformed as a result of any disaster recovery intervention, and relationship mapping exercises should be conducted with affected communities prior to planning recovery interventions. Originality/value – Current discourses of disaster recovery are rooted within the conceptual framings of reducing vulnerabilities and building resilience. While both theoretical constructs have made important contributions to the disaster recovery enterprise, they have been unable to draw sufficient attention to pre-existing structural inequities. As disaster recovery and reconstruction projects influence the ways communities negotiate and manage future risk, it is important that interventions do not lead to worsened states of inequity.

The Small2Mighty tourism academy

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 555-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carole C. Favre
Keyword(s):  
National Development ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Common View ◽  
Original Solution ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Timor Leste ◽  
Post Disaster

Purpose The aim of this practitioner paper is to reflect on the mistakes that most post-colonial, post-conflict or post-disaster destinations make when planning to grow tourism, and to offer a practical and business-driven solution that would help secure a more stable future in spite of potential instabilities. Design/methodology/approach The paper is the result of three years spent working with micro and small tourism entrepreneurs in Haiti, Brazil, Lesotho, South Africa, Timor Leste, Indonesia, Ethiopia and India. Findings The paper observes that most post-colonial, post-conflict or post-disaster destinations do not understand that developing tourism goes hand in hand with developing entrepreneurs and their businesses. Practical implications The paper could kick-start a more holistic approach to tourism development to catalyse long rather than short-term economic and social gains, especially for women. Originality/value This paper contradicts the common view that tourism growth is about increasing arrival numbers and focusing on infrastructure development. It presents an original solution that focusses on vision (an approach borrowed from Simon Sinek, the third most popular TED speaker and author of “Start with Why”), and on women empowerment that bypasses existing supra and national development frameworks.

scholarly journals Sustainability of post-disaster and post-conflict sheltering in Africa: What matters?

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 140-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Pomponi ◽  
Alireza Moghayedi ◽  
Lara Alshawawreh ◽  
Bernardino D’Amico ◽  
Abimbola Windapo
Keyword(s):  
Post Conflict ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
What Matters

Introduction: what marketing strategy for destinations with a negative image?

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 496-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugues Séraphin ◽  
Vanessa G.B. Gowreesunkar
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Theme Issue ◽  
Negative Image ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Introductory Paper ◽  
Post Disaster

Purpose This introductory paper aims to provide an overview of the significance of the theme issue. Design/methodology/approach This paper sheds lights on issues that post-colonial, post-conflict and post-disaster destinations are facing, and more importantly provides strategies to overcome the issues. The solutions are tailored to the particular profile of the destination. Findings For post-colonial, post-conflict and post-disaster destinations to enhance their image to potential visitors and to be able to compete equally with established destinations, it is important to provide solutions that are tailor-made to their own situation and circumstances, as one size does not fit all. Originality/value The value of this paper is that it re-visits the realities faced by post-colonial, post-conflict and post-disaster destinations while highlighting their potentials and barriers.

The Theory of Risk Perception Geared to Tourism and Hospitality Fields

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-34
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Critical Insight ◽  
To Come ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality ◽  
Fresh Insight ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
Alternative Theories ◽  
Anthropology Of Tourism

In this chapter, the author lays the foundations to a new debate about risk perception and the securitization process within the constellations of tourism fields. The chapter represents not only a critical insight on the already-established paradigms but also to the ethnocentrism of English-speaking scholars who have developed an economic-based paradigm of risk perception. The chapter explores the dichotomies and differences among risk, threat, danger, security, and fear while gives a new fresh insight to forge a new sub discipline in tourism: the anthropology of tourism security. While the economic-based theories enthusiastically accept quantitative-related methods, this position reached a state of stagnation. Qualitative-led methodologies as ethnography and analysis content would fill the gap in the years to come. Today, the emergence of some alternative theories as post disaster or post-conflict theories evinces that the doctrine of precautionary principles rested on shaky foundations.

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