Abstract
This paper examines the super typhoon Haiyan disaster as a case study that demonstrates the full complexity of multidimensional challenges, vulnerabilities, and adaptation needs of urban coastal communities at high risk of future impacts. Anchored on the Coastal Relocation Potential framework developed by Bukvic, Smith, and Zhang (2015), this qualitative research gathered data using a combination of desk research and field works in three urban coastal villages of Tacloban City highly devastated by Haiyan. Results showed that residents in urban coastal communities consider the following factors in deciding to relocate or not: a) household level socio-economic factors, b) psychosocial and physical impacts, c) post-disaster recovery concerns, and d) relocation assistance support needs. The study argues that policy-makers need proper planning, participatory consultation and great consideration to the socio-economic impacts it will cause to coastal dwellers, majority of which is urban-poor families.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 143-153 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Andalas Journal of International Studies (AJIS) |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 30 Nov 2019 |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
I would like to thank the participants for their time and efforts in sharing valuable data for the completion of this study. Special thanks are also given to Ms. Eliya Amilati Hanafi and Ms. Pocut Shaliha Finzia, my ever supportive Indonesian friends and co-advocates of DRR, for helping me in translating some information from English to Indonesian.Keywords
- Haiyan
- Philippines
- post-disaster relocation
- urban-poor
- coastal communities
