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Will the City Rise Again? The Contested Geography of Housing Reconstruction in Post-Disaster Haiti

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This paper examines the contested geography of post-disaster housing reconstruction in Haiti. Drawing on interviews with representatives of 48 organizations, it identifies three spatial preferences regarding reconstruction: urban, non-urban, and mixed. Organizations favoring urban versus non-urban rebuilding differed markedly in their financial resources and voice. Many intergovernmental organizations and large international non-governmental organizations (NGOs)--the organizations that most favored non-urban rebuilding--held relatively anti-urban perspectives. Small international and Haitian NGOs were more likely to see Port-au-Prince as a suitable site for reconstruction and express positive opinions about urban conditions more generally. The findings indicate that much of the formal housing reconstruction effort, particularly as led by large, well-funded and politically powerful organizations, will be directed to the urban periphery and countryside. This suggests Port-au-Prince may continue to face the same challenges of unplanned growth that have led some organizations to find it an undesirable setting for reconstruction in the first place.

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  • Michael Hooper, 2015. "Will the City Rise Again? The Contested Geography of Housing Reconstruction in Post-Disaster Haiti," Housing Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(7), pages 1016-1035, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:chosxx:v:30:y:2015:i:7:p:1016-1035
    DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2015.1006184
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