Can the disaster displaced overstay their welcome? Temporary accommodation and billeting in the Canterbury, New Zealand earthquake sequence
by Joel R.A. Burton; Kate Mora; Grace C. Rive; Jared A. Thomas
International Journal of Emergency Management (IJEM), Vol. 11, No. 3, 2015

Abstract: The provision of shelter for displaced people after the initial emergency shelter phase is a key concern for emergency management in a disaster. Householders who notified a change of address in the months following the Canterbury earthquakes were surveyed to examine billeting in undamaged households as a temporary accommodation option. Matched surveys for billets and their hosts examined their actual and tolerable length of stay, positive and negative experiences of the situation, and the effects of billeting on social recovery. Overall, participants reported a positive experience that they would repeat, with the majority of billeting within familial groups. Positive effects were particularly pronounced for billets. While not at pre-earthquake levels, activities outside the home increased over the 20 months studied, with the exception of main weekly activity. Recommendations are made for interventions emergency management could use for facilitating voluntary billeting, and for the introduction of compulsory billeting in a larger disaster event.

Online publication date: Tue, 15-Sep-2015

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