Flooding and the ‘new normal’: what is the role of gender in experiences of post‐disaster ontological security?
| Autor: | Daran Gray‐Scholz, Timothy J. Haney |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Adolescent 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences media_common.quotation_subject Emotions 0211 other engineering and technologies Poison control 02 engineering and technology Place attachment 01 natural sciences Disasters Young Adult Sex Factors Residence Characteristics Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Qualitative Research Aged 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common Aged 80 and over 021110 strategic defence & security studies General Social Sciences Human factors and ergonomics Middle Aged Service provider Object Attachment Floods Interpersonal ties Feeling Ontological security General Earth and Planetary Sciences Survey data collection Female Psychology Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Disasters. 44:262-284 |
| ISSN: | 1467-7717 0361-3666 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/disa.12372 |
| Popis: | Disaster researchers have long analysed disruption to affected residents' ontological security, often represented by routines and familiar landmarks. Surprisingly little of this work, though, assesses who is most likely to experience feelings of disruption. Using a representative set of survey data, complemented by follow-up interview data from 40 residents affected by the Southern Alberta Flood of June 2013, this paper explores how demographic characteristics, such as gender and place attachment, impact on residents' sense of disruption and loss. The findings indicate that women and people with stronger emotional and social ties to their neighbourhoods are most likely to experience disrupted ontological security; home flooding and evacuation orders are also significant predictors. The qualitative interview data reveal that many participants felt unsettled and disrupted by myriad factors, such as ongoing construction, which prevented them from establishing a 'new normal'. The paper concludes by discussing the implications of these findings for policymakers and service providers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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