Shelter recovery in urban Haiti after the earthquake: the dual role of social capital |
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| Authors: | Guitele J Rahill N Emel Ganapati J Calixte Clérismé Anuradha Mukherji |
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| Institution: | 1. Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work‐College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida, , Tampa, Florida, United States;2. Assistant Professor of Public Administration, College of Arts and Sciences, Florida International University, , Miami, Florida, United States;3. Director of the Centre de Recherche pour le Développement, , Pétion‐Ville, Haiti;4. Assistant Professor in Urban and Regional Planning, Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment, East Carolina University, , Greenville, North Carolina, United States |
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| Abstract: | This paper documents the culture‐specific understanding of social capital among Haitians and examines its benefits and downsides in post‐disaster shelter recovery following the 12 January 2010 earthquake. The case study of shelter recovery processes in three socioeconomically diverse communities (Pétion‐Ville, Delmas and Canapé Vert) in Port‐au‐Prince suggests that social capital plays dual roles in post‐disaster shelter recovery of the displaced population in Haiti. On the one hand, it provides enhanced access to shelter‐related resources for those with connections. On the other hand, it accentuates pre‐existing inequalities or creates new inequalities among displaced Haitians. In some cases, such inequalities lead to tensions between the have and have‐nots and instigate violence among the displaced. |
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| Keywords: | disasters displaced populations Haiti Haiti earthquake housing recovery inequalities shelter recovery social capital temporary shelter |
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