Long-term satisfaction of post disaster resettled communities: The case of post Tsunami Sri Lanka

Purpose After tsunami 2004, it was estimated that more than 98,000 permanent houses had to be rebuilt. However, ten years on, as communities, are they satisfied in their new homes? What are the indicators affecting the long-term satisfaction of resettled communities in relation to their new permanent houses. The purpose of this paper is to qualitatively evaluate the level of long-term satisfaction of two tsunami affected resettled communities in Sri Lanka in a bid to identify the indicators affecting the long-term satisfaction of post disaster resettled communities in relation to permanent housing. Design/methodology/approach In addition to the thorough literature review conducted to evaluate the state of the art in the subject area, a series of interviews were conducted with experts and tsunami affected communities in Sri Lanka to gather primary data for this research. The literature review is used to establish the initial list of indicators of long-term satisfaction of resettlements. The expert interviews and the community interviews were used to verify and refine the initially identified indicators. Findings A sustainable resettlement programme is just not merely reconstruction of a set of houses. A resettlement programme should re-establish the socio-economic and cultural life of people. Reconstruction of a house does not solve the housing issue; it is vital to look in to the indicators which can convert a house into a home and the surrounding into a neighbourhood. Originality/value This paper makes a significant contribution in terms of identifying indicators affecting the long-term community satisfaction with resettlement programmes taking into account economic, social and cultural factors with a special emphasis on post tsunami resettlements in Sri Lanka

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Minutes of Loan Committee Meeting to Consider the Initiating Memorandum for the Proposed Industrial Sector Credit for Bangladesh Held on March 4, 1986 in Room E-1208

Minutes of Loan Committee Meeting to Consider the Initiating Memorandum for the Proposed Industrial Sector Credit for Bangladesh Held on March 4, 1986 in Room E-1208, Loan Committee - Minutes and Reports - 1986 - 89093-01, Folder ID 30043699, ISAD(G) Reference WB IBRD/IDA LC-01, World Bank Group Archives, Washington, D.C., United States

Minutes of the Loan Committee Meeting to consider NEPAL - Proposed Structural Adjustment Credit held on September 3, 1986 in Conference Room E-1208

Minutes of the Loan Committee Meeting to consider NEPAL - Proposed Structural Adjustment Credit held on September 3, 1986 in Conference Room E-1208, Loan Committee - Minutes and Reports - 1986 - 89093-01, Folder ID 30043699, ISAD(G) Reference WB IBRD/IDA LC-01, World Bank Group Archives, Washington, D.C., United States

Report and Recommendation of the President of the International Development Association to the Executive Directors on a Proposed Financial Sector Adjustment Credit in an Amount Equivalent to SDR 31.2 Million to the Kyrgyz Republic

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Second World Bank loan evaluation and last detailed update on FINSAC debt recovery progres

Implementation Completion Report on a loan in the amount of US$75 million to Jamaica for a Bank Restructuring & Debt Management Program Adjustment Loan

First World Bank loan evaluation describing FINSAC\u27s debt-recovery progres