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dc.contributor.authorDhakal, Subas P.
dc.contributor.authorMahmood, M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:08:38Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:08:38Z
dc.date.created2016-09-22T12:29:01Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationDhakal, S.P. and Mahmood, M. 2014. International aid and cyclone shelters in Bangladesh: adaptation or maladaptation?. Contemporary South Asia. 22 (3): pp. 290-304.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8762
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09584935.2014.931356
dc.description.abstract

This paper examines the unintended prospect of international aid-driven maladaptation in Bangladesh. While attempts by aid agencies to channel scarce resources to finance structural adaptation measures are commendable, complementary non-structural measures remain under the radar. Using an exploratory research approach this paper investigates the state of cyclone shelters in two coastal districts: Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar. The findings indicate that the lack of adequate shelter capacity, maintenance funding, and community participation has exacerbated the vulnerability of Chittagong’s marginalised urban population. The paper contends that international aid can avoid being maladaptive by accentuating community-based governance and facilitating community capacity to fund the maintenance of cyclone shelters in new ways.

dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.relation.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09584935.2014.931356#.VOQSjKOQ9oI
dc.subjecturban vulnerability
dc.subjectsocial capital
dc.subjectresilience
dc.subjectnatural disasters
dc.subjectinternational aid
dc.titleInternational aid and cyclone shelters in Bangladesh: adaptation or maladaptation?
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume22
dcterms.source.number3
dcterms.source.startPage290
dcterms.source.endPage304
dcterms.source.issn09584935
dcterms.source.titleContemporary South Asia
curtin.departmentSchool of Management
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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