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Recovery of the Island of Saint Martin after Hurricane Irma: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

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  • Gwenaël Jouannic

    (Cerema Ouest, 9 rue René Viviani, 44220 Nantes, France
    Cerema, EPR ESPRIM, 44220 Nantes, France)

  • Anaïs Ameline

    (Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire, University of Nantes, BP 81227-44312, Nantes CEDEX 3, 44000 Nantes, France)

  • Kelly Pasquon

    (Cerema Ouest, 9 rue René Viviani, 44220 Nantes, France
    Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique, CNRS UMR 6112, University of Nantes, 2 Chemin de la Houssinière, BP 92205, 44322 Nantes, France)

  • Oscar Navarro

    (Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire, University of Nantes, BP 81227-44312, Nantes CEDEX 3, 44000 Nantes, France)

  • Chloé Tran Duc Minh

    (Cerema Ouest, 9 rue René Viviani, 44220 Nantes, France)

  • Abdel Halim Boudoukha

    (Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire, University of Nantes, BP 81227-44312, Nantes CEDEX 3, 44000 Nantes, France)

  • Marie-Aude Corbillé

    (Cerema Centre Est, 46 Boulevard Saint Théobald, 38080 L’Isle d’Abeau, France)

  • Denis Crozier

    (Cerema Ouest, 9 rue René Viviani, 44220 Nantes, France)

  • Ghozlane Fleury-Bahi

    (Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire, University of Nantes, BP 81227-44312, Nantes CEDEX 3, 44000 Nantes, France)

  • Julien Gargani

    (GEOPS, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, bat. 509, 91405 Orsay, France
    Centre d’Alembert, Université Paris-Saclay, bat. 407, 91405 Orsay, France)

  • Paul Guéro

    (Cerema Méditerranée, Département Risques Eau Construction, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France)

Abstract

This study focuses on the ongoing recovery of the French part of the island of Saint Martin following Hurricane Irma in September 2017. The recovery of this semi-autonomous territory is a major challenge for local authorities and the French state. Based on the hypothesis that the consequences of natural disaster would be an opportunity for a territory to build back better, this study aims to understand the recovery trajectory that is underway on the island of Saint Martin 2 years after Hurricane Irma. Our analysis of Saint Martin’s recovery from natural hazards is based on three factors: (1) the historical context and the evolution of building construction over the past 70 years; (2) the organization of local and national authorities; (3) the perception of the situation by the population. This original interdisciplinary approach of the post-disaster recovery phase provides a better understanding of the complexity of this period. The results of this study and the cross-analysis of these three methods highlight the causal links between the governance of the reconstruction, the psycho-sociological recovery of the disaster victims, and the history of the urbanization of an island exposed to natural hazards.

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  • Gwenaël Jouannic & Anaïs Ameline & Kelly Pasquon & Oscar Navarro & Chloé Tran Duc Minh & Abdel Halim Boudoukha & Marie-Aude Corbillé & Denis Crozier & Ghozlane Fleury-Bahi & Julien Gargani & Paul Guér, 2020. "Recovery of the Island of Saint Martin after Hurricane Irma: An Interdisciplinary Perspective," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(20), pages 1-25, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:20:p:8585-:d:429306
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    1. Mikhail Chester & Mounir El Asmar & Samantha Hayes & Cheryl Desha, 2021. "Post-Disaster Infrastructure Delivery for Resilience," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-18, March.
    2. Rasool Mehdizadeh & Olivier Deck & Nathalie Pottier & Anne Péné-Annette, 2023. "Post-Disaster Reconstruction of Residential Buildings: Evolution of Structural Vulnerability on Caribbean Island of Saint Martin after Hurricane Irma," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(17), pages 1-21, August.
    3. Rita Der Sarkissian & Anas Dabaj & Youssef Diab & Marc Vuillet, 2021. "Evaluating the Implementation of the “Build-Back-Better” Concept for Critical Infrastructure Systems: Lessons from Saint-Martin’s Island Following Hurricane Irma," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-25, March.

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