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    Governance and resilience: A case of re-development after a bushfire disaster

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    Authors
    Gajendran, T.
    Oloruntoba, Richard
    Date
    2017
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Gajendran, T. and Oloruntoba, R. 2017. Governance and resilience: A case of re-development after a bushfire disaster. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 121: pp. 50-64.
    Source Title
    Technological Forecasting and Social Change
    DOI
    10.1016/j.techfore.2017.03.016
    ISSN
    0040-1625
    Faculty
    Faculty of Business and Law
    School
    School of Management
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81837
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    © 2017 Elsevier Inc.

    The case study on the re-building program of the Victoria bushfire disaster of 7th Feb 2009 provides insights on the relationship between governance structures in post-disaster re-development and the goal of building sustainable and resilient communities. The paper links ‘governance’ to ‘resilience’ using Stage VI of Turner's 1976 model as a theoretical lens. A qualitative research strategy was utilized to elicit descriptive qualitative responses from which research goals were addressed. The findings show that the design of governance structures for re-building after a disaster impacts the ability to secure resilience. Also, several resilience aspects seem to be impacted by governance issues relating to: the balance between urgency vs. need of space; the role of formal and informal stakeholders; the social-psychological dimension in information sharing as well as entrepreneurial opportunities in rebuilding, and economic sustainability.

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