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Post-disaster resettlement, development and change: a case study of the 1990 Manjil earthquake in Iran.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17100753     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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.
Authors:
S Ali Badri; Ali Asgary; A R Eftekhari; Jason Levy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Disasters     Volume:  30     ISSN:  0361-3666     ISO Abbreviation:  Disasters     Publication Date:  2006 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-11-14     Completed Date:  2006-12-22     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7702072     Medline TA:  Disasters     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  451-68     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Human Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Agriculture / economics*,  statistics & numerical data
Disasters / economics*
Employment / statistics & numerical data*,  trends
Female
Humans
Income*
Iran
Male
Questionnaires
Time Factors
Women's Rights

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