Measuring Individual Disaster Recovery: A Socioecological Framework

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

E-ISSN: 1938-744x|4|S1|S46-S54

ISSN: 1935-7893

Source: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Vol.4, Iss.S1, 2010-09, pp. : S46-S54

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Abstract

Background: Disaster recovery is a complex phenomenon. Too often, recovery is measured in singular fashion, such as quantifying rebuilt infrastructure or lifelines, without taking in to account the affected population's individual and community recovery. A comprehensive framework is needed that encompasses a much broader and far-reaching construct with multiple underlying dimensions and numerous causal pathways; without the consideration of a comprehensive framework that investigates relationships between these factors, an accurate measurement of recovery may not be valid. This study proposes a model that encapsulates these ideas into a single framework, the Socio-Ecological Model of Recovery.