SENSE OF HOME PLACE IN PARTICIPATORY POST-DISASTER RECONSTRUCTION

Asal Kamani-Fard (), Mohd Hamdan Ahmad and Dilshan Remaz Ossen
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Asal Kamani-Fard: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Mohd Hamdan Ahmad: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Dilshan Remaz Ossen: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2013, vol. 15, issue 01, 1-21

Abstract: This paper investigates the participatory reconstruction approach as a means of home loss mitigation strategy for coping with disaster among survivors of the 2003 Bam earthquake. It addresses the housing issue using the sense of place measures to understand households' feelings about their lost and new homes. On the basis of a fieldwork survey, the probability method of stratified sampling is applied to select the target group of 186 households. Findings show a significant correlation between expressions of positive feelings about new homes and the degree of participation in reconstruction. By encompassing demographic characteristics with the above terms, the results have been interpreted to identify the deeper aspects of home for those living in a newly built one that differs a lot from the lost one.

Keywords: Participatory reconstruction; post Bam-earthquake housing; sense of home place; lost & new home (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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