PhD is a Professor at the School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, United States.
MSW, PhD is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Work, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, United States.
Disasters. 2018 Jul;42(3):498-518. doi: 10.1111/disa.12260. Epub 2017 Oct 27.
This study investigates predictors of local participation in recovery projects and programmes following Hurricane Katrina in the United States in 2005 and the earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Using two sets of survey data, it examines whether disaster impacts and social capital (social trust and civic engagement) are associated with disaster recovery participation and compares predictors of such engagement in the two locations. Multivariate logistic regression results reveal that physical injuries, limited community mobility, and government trust increase recovery participation in Haiti (n=278), whereas emotional distress and homeownership decrease it. On the Gulf Coast of the US (n=259), physical injuries and higher civic engagement augment recovery participation, while homeownership and age reduce it. The confounding factors of national contexts and post-disaster time frames might explain the differences in the results. The discussion addresses the relation between country-specific vulnerability and recovery participation and suggests implications for policy and practice to improve local citizens' capabilities to participate in sustainable recovery processes.
本研究调查了 2005 年美国卡特里娜飓风和 2010 年海地地震后当地参与恢复项目和计划的预测因素。利用两组调查数据，研究考察了灾害影响和社会资本（社会信任和公民参与）是否与灾害恢复参与有关，并比较了这两个地点参与此类活动的预测因素。多变量逻辑回归结果显示，身体伤害、社区活动受限和对政府的信任度增加了海地（n=278）的恢复参与度，而情绪困扰和住房拥有率则降低了参与度。在美国墨西哥湾沿岸（n=259），身体伤害和更高的公民参与度增加了恢复参与度，而住房拥有率和年龄则降低了参与度。国家背景和灾后时间框架的混杂因素可能解释了结果的差异。讨论了特定国家的脆弱性与恢复参与之间的关系，并为改善当地公民参与可持续恢复过程的能力提出了政策和实践建议。
