TY - CHAP
T1 - The Role of Social Capital as a Post-relocation Coping Mechanism
T2 - A Case Study of Kegalle, Sri Lanka
AU - Senanayake, Anuradha
AU - Fernando, Maduri
AU - Fernando, Nishara
AU - Amaratunga, Dilanthi
AU - Haigh, Richard
AU - Malalgoda, Chamindi
AU - Jayakody, Chathu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/2/20
Y1 - 2023/2/20
N2 - In the systematic approach toward disaster risks, planned relocation is considered to be the last resort when providing a durable solution for relocates. This study is an investigation of the role of "social capital" in rebuilding lives in the aftermath of relocation caused by post-disaster induced displacement. This study is based on field research conducted in Kegalle, Sri Lanka. The study employs primary data that was collected using a sample survey and in-depth interviews as techniques. A systematic sample of 60 households was selected from both donor and owner driven relocation settings to conduct the sample survey. 28 in-depth interviews were conducted with relocates, host community members, and project officials based on purposive samples. The findings of the study have been analyzed using the main thematic orientation of the main types of social capital, i.e., bonding, bridging, and linking. The findings suggest that social capital plays a major role in the coping strategies developed by relocates to face the alterations in their living fabric caused due to displacement and relocation. A few reasons for the significance given to social capital are the homogeneity of the community, living through the relocation, public facilities, community-based initiatives, and economic cooperation. Hence, the study concludes that integrating social capital is a vital coping mechanism for planned relocation.
AB - In the systematic approach toward disaster risks, planned relocation is considered to be the last resort when providing a durable solution for relocates. This study is an investigation of the role of "social capital" in rebuilding lives in the aftermath of relocation caused by post-disaster induced displacement. This study is based on field research conducted in Kegalle, Sri Lanka. The study employs primary data that was collected using a sample survey and in-depth interviews as techniques. A systematic sample of 60 households was selected from both donor and owner driven relocation settings to conduct the sample survey. 28 in-depth interviews were conducted with relocates, host community members, and project officials based on purposive samples. The findings of the study have been analyzed using the main thematic orientation of the main types of social capital, i.e., bonding, bridging, and linking. The findings suggest that social capital plays a major role in the coping strategies developed by relocates to face the alterations in their living fabric caused due to displacement and relocation. A few reasons for the significance given to social capital are the homogeneity of the community, living through the relocation, public facilities, community-based initiatives, and economic cooperation. Hence, the study concludes that integrating social capital is a vital coping mechanism for planned relocation.
KW - Coping mechanism
KW - Disaster-induced displacement
KW - Planned relocation
KW - Social capital
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UR - https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-21414-1
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-21414-1_20
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-21414-1_20
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85159635877
SN - 9783031214134
SN - 9783031214165
SP - 439
EP - 457
BT - Rebuilding Communities After Displacement
A2 - Hamza, Mo
A2 - Amaratunga, Dilanthi
A2 - Haigh, Richard
A2 - Malalgoda, Chamindi
A2 - Jayakody, Chathuranganee
A2 - Senanayake, Anuradha
PB - Springer, Cham
ER -