Doctoral Candidate, Department of Geography, University of South Carolina, South Carolina, United States1.
Disasters. 2014 Apr;38 Suppl 1:S25-49. doi: 10.1111/disa.12054.
Disaster recovery operations that do not account for environmental sustainability (ES) risk exacerbating the impact of the disaster and hindering long-term recovery efforts. Yet aid agencies do not always consider ES. This research is a case study of the recovery that followed the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Using timber and concrete procurement as proxies for broader post-disaster operations, research examined perceptions of ES as well as attempts at and barriers to incorporating it into programming. Identified barriers can be grouped into two categories: (1) prioritisations and perceptions within the disaster response sector that resulted in limited enthusiasm for incorporating ES into programming, and (2) structural and organisational barriers within the disaster response framework that impeded ES attempts and served as a further disincentive to incorporating ES into programming. As a result of those barriers, incorporation of ES was sporadic and inconsistent and often depended on the capacity and motivation of specific implementers.
灾难恢复行动如果不考虑环境可持续性 (ES) 风险，可能会加剧灾难的影响，并阻碍长期的恢复工作。然而，援助机构并不总是考虑 ES。本研究以 2010 年海地地震后的恢复情况为例。研究使用木材和混凝土采购作为更广泛的灾后行动的代理指标，考察了对 ES 的看法，以及将其纳入规划的尝试和障碍。确定的障碍可以分为两类：(1) 灾难应对部门内部的优先事项和看法，导致将 ES 纳入规划的积极性有限；(2) 灾难应对框架内的结构和组织障碍，阻碍了 ES 的尝试，并进一步阻碍了将 ES 纳入规划的积极性。由于这些障碍，ES 的纳入是零星和不一致的，并且往往取决于特定执行者的能力和动机。
