abstract: 'Natural disasters can have significant impacts on the workforce in

  affected regions. There are often widespread disruptions to labour

  supply due to displacement of people from their jobs, either by

  disrupting their place of work or by disrupting a worker''s ability to

  attend work. This research aims to investigate the patterns of impact

  that disasters have on the workforce and the employment and livelihood

  issues that emerge during post-disaster recovery. By using comparative

  case study approach, this research compares recent disaster events,

  including the June 2013 Southern Alberta floods in Canada, the 2010 and

  2011 Queensland floods in Australia, the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury

  earthquakes in New Zealand, the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and

  tsunami and the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China. It was found that

  common disaster effects on displaced workers included job and worker

  displacement, loss of income, disruptions to workers'' livelihoods and

  creation of additional participation barriers, particularly for females,

  youth and individuals with lower skill sets. Comparison of different

  disaster events also revealed insights into how disasters can change the

  local labour market structure post-disaster. General economic

  conditions, sectoral structure as well as business and individual coping

  mechanisms all influence livelihood outcomes for the affected workers.

  As the post-disaster recovery progresses in Queensland (Australia),

  Canterbury (New Zealand) and Tohoku (Japan), coordination of employment

  and livelihood initiatives with housing and other welfare policies is

  critical for ensuring that job opportunities are available to everyone,

  especially those with disadvantage.'
affiliation: 'Chang-Richards, A (Corresponding Author), Univ Auckland, Auckland, New
  Zealand.

  Chang-Richards, Alice; Wilkinson, Suzanne, Univ Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

  Seville, Erica, Resilient Org, Christchurch, New Zealand.

  Walker, Bernard, Univ Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.'
author: Chang-Richards, Alice and Seville, Erica and Wilkinson, Suzanne and Walker,
  Bernard
author-email: 'yan.chang@auckland.ac.nz

  erica.seville@resorgs.org.nz

  s.wilkinson@auckland.ac.nz

  bernard.walker@canterbury.ac.nz'
author_list:
- family: Chang-Richards
  given: Alice
- family: Seville
  given: Erica
- family: Wilkinson
  given: Suzanne
- family: Walker
  given: Bernard
booktitle: RESETTLEMENT CHALLENGES FOR DISPLACED POPULATIONS AND REFUGEES
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-92498-4\_14
editor: Asgary, A
eissn: 2523-3092
files: []
isbn: 978-3-319-92498-4; 978-3-319-92497-7
issn: 2523-3084
keywords: Natural hazard; Displacement; Workforce; Livelihood; Recovery
language: English
note: '8th I-Rec Conference on Reconstruction and Recovery for Displaced

  Populations and Refugees, York Univ, Toronto, CANADA, JUN 01-02, 2017'
number-of-cited-references: '40'
orcid-numbers: 'Wilkinson, Suzanne/0000-0002-7146-3016

  Seville, Erica/0000-0003-2824-8713'
pages: 185-195
papis_id: 569344f2cd1234b5007d3791c4268fc7
ref: Changrichards2019effectsdisasters
researcherid-numbers: 'Wilkinson, Suzanne/AAI-1922-2020

  '
series: Sustainable Development Goals Series
times-cited: '1'
title: Effects of Disasters on Displaced Workers
type: proceedings
unique-id: WOS:000455385400014
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '7'
web-of-science-categories: 'Development Studies; Demography; Environmental Studies;
  Regional \&

  Urban Planning'
year: '2019'