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Post‐disaster resettlement, development and change: a case study of the 1990 Manjil earthquake in Iran
Author(s) -
Badri S. Ali,
Asgary Ali,
Eftekhari A.R.,
Levy Jason
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
disasters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-7717
pISSN - 0361-3666
DOI - 10.1111/j.0361-3666.2006.00332.x
Subject(s) - relocation , socioeconomic status , empowerment , socioeconomics , socioeconomic development , population , natural disaster , settlement (finance) , geography , economic growth , environmental health , business , medicine , sociology , economics , finance , meteorology , computer science , payment , programming language
Planned and involuntary resettlement after natural disasters has been a major policy in post‐disaster reconstruction in developing countries over the past few decades. Studies show that resettlement can result in significant adverse impacts on the resettled population. Conversely, a well‐planned and managed resettlement process can produce positive long‐term development outcomes. This article presents the results of a case study undertaken 11 years after the 1990 Manjil earthquake in Iran. During the reconstruction period, a policy of involuntary planned resettlement was pursued extensively. The socioeconomic changes that occurred as a consequence of this policy of involuntary resettlement are analysed. Data were collected via a questionnaire survey that involved a sample of 194 relocated households (grouped into a settlement that later became a town). The paper shows that relocated families face difficult socioeconomic challenges after relocation and regrouping. This is especially true with respect to employment, income, the empowerment of women and lifestyle issues.