Post-bushfire relocation decision-making and personal wellbeing A case study from Victoria, Australia

Abstract

Community-based disasters are collectively experienced events that overwhelm local capacity, resulting in the destruction of public, private, and environmental assets, human suffering, and disruption of systems. 1 Affected communities typically face a long period of restoration and recovery. It is often necessary for people to find temporary or permanent alternative accommodation, either within the disaster-affected community or in a different location. 2 This paper explores the impact of post-disaster relocation through a case study of bushfires that occurred in February 2009 in Victoria, Australia. It focuses on decision-making in relation to moving out of a disasteraffected community and ..