Dilemmas, Decision-making and Disasters: Emotions of Parenting, Safety and Rebuilding in Bushfire Recovery

Author(s): Eliza de Vet, Christine Eriksen, Scott McKinnon
Journal Title: Area
Publisher(s): Royal Geographical Society
Publication Year: 2021
Publication Place: London, United Kingdom

Increasing numbers of households are impacted by disasters due to population growth, increasing development in higher risk areas, and climate change. While emergency management in Australia aims to reduce quantifiable losses, lived disaster and recovery experiences are relatively mute, with implications for mitigation and post‐disaster support. This journal article by CSS Christine Eriksen draws on findings from a research project that set out to examine the role of insurance in household recovery after the 2013 Blue Mountains bushfires in New South Wales. More specifically, it explores the emotions involved in caring for children while surviving and recovering from a disaster.

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