Relocation: Sense of community, connection to place, and the role of culture following a volcanic eruption

Pelupessy, Dicky C (2016) Relocation: Sense of community, connection to place, and the role of culture following a volcanic eruption. PhD thesis, Victoria University.

Abstract

The consequences of disaster can take many forms; and relocation adds particular complexities to community recovery. Relocation, as is mostly intended, is to avoid or reduce physical susceptibility to future disasters, however, it can also create social and cultural challenges for relocated communities. The present study investigated the communities and their members, which were relocated following the 2010 eruption of the Merapi volcano in Indonesia. The present study aimed to explore the consequences of relocation for sense of community and connection to place.

Item type Thesis (PhD thesis)
URI https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/34341
Subjects Historical > FOR Classification > 1117 Public Health and Health Services
Historical > FOR Classification > 1604 Human Geography
Historical > FOR Classification > 1701 Psychology
Current > Division/Research > College of Health and Biomedicine
Keywords disasters, disaster recovery, psychology, culture, social capital, healing, mental health
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