Post-disaster Reconstruction and Well-being of Affected Persons in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

Tiwari and Shukla presented a framework based on a capability approach to understand the determinants of the well-being of affected persons during post-disaster reconstruction in the September 2022 issue of this journal. Using the framework, the present paper examines key challenges with post-disaster reconstruction practices through the experience of resettled colonies in Chennai. Disasters in Chennai have resulted in the relocation of households living in informal settlements to purpose-built resettlement colonies, which the resettlement agencies claim have better housing and built environment. These should contribute to the well-being of households. However, the results from a primary sur..