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TY - JOUR
T1 - Displacement
T2 - critical insights from flood-affected children
AU - Mort, Margaret Mary Elizabeth
AU - Walker, Marion Patricia
AU - Lloyd Williams, Alison Sian
AU - Bingley, Amanda Faith
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - Little is known about how children and young people are affected by evacuation following flooding. Participatory research using creative methods allowed us to elicit flood stories and recovery pathways over time. We found that children’s relationships with space and place were severely challenged following evacuation from home. They suffered losses, including loss of agency, friendship networks and familiar space. They experienced distress, anxiety and disillusionment with societal responses. Sustained attention by recovery agencies is required to address children’s ongoing needs following evacuation. From policy makers recognition is overdue that young people are citizens who already contribute to community flood response and so need to be more explicitly consulted and included in the development of flood risk management.
AB - Little is known about how children and young people are affected by evacuation following flooding. Participatory research using creative methods allowed us to elicit flood stories and recovery pathways over time. We found that children’s relationships with space and place were severely challenged following evacuation from home. They suffered losses, including loss of agency, friendship networks and familiar space. They experienced distress, anxiety and disillusionment with societal responses. Sustained attention by recovery agencies is required to address children’s ongoing needs following evacuation. From policy makers recognition is overdue that young people are citizens who already contribute to community flood response and so need to be more explicitly consulted and included in the development of flood risk management.
KW - Displacement
KW - children and young people
KW - Flooding
KW - evacuation
KW - recovery
U2 - 10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.05.006
DO - 10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.05.006
M3 - Journal article
VL - 52
SP - 148
EP - 154
JO - Health and Place
JF - Health and Place
SN - 1353-8292
ER -