The language of risk and the risk of language: Mismatches in risk response in Cuban coastal villages
The language of risk and the risk of language: Mismatches in risk response in Cuban coastal villages
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10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101712
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发表时间：
2020-11-01
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5
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Labb, Danielle
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作者：
Aragon-Duran, Ernesto;Lizarralde, Gonzalo;Labb, Danielle
与其他加勒比国家一样，古巴采取了重新安置人口并禁止在面临气候变化影响风险的沿海地区（重新）建设的政策。然而，居民并不普遍认为促进福利和降低风险等措施，并且可能抵制搬迁，即使在灾难规划受到尊重和有效的地方也是如此。在这种情况下，白话叙事揭示了当地人对威胁、脆弱性以及国家采取的措施的理解。这项研究以古巴沿海社区卡拉哈塔斯为例，将当地居民对风险的理解与公共政策中明显的风险进行了对比。这项广泛的案例研究（2016-2020）的结果揭示了公民如何在边缘化的背景下抵制搬迁并为连续性而奋斗。大多数居民更担心的是搬迁，而不是海平面上升，并且更愿意维持他们的生计和传统。当地人的声音反映了对日常生活风险的关注。基于适应-复原力框架的公共政策优先考虑长期方法，强调安全和国家资源的最佳利用，而不是维持现有的生计、住区和社会网络。了解风险和灾害的通俗解释对于制定满足人们需求和期望的降低风险政策至关重要。
Like other Caribbean countries, Cuba has adopted policies to relocate populations and prohibit (re)building in coastal zones at risk of climate change effects. Yet residents do not uniformly see such measures as welfare promoting and risk reducing, and may resist relocation, even in places where disaster planning is respected and effective. In such instances, vernacular narratives reveal local understandings of threats, vulnerabilities, and the measures taken by the state. Drawing on the case of Carahatas, a coastal community in Cuba, this study contrasts local residents' understanding of risks with those apparent in public policy. Results from this extensive case study (2016-2020) reveal how citizens resist relocation and struggle for continuity in a context of marginalization. Most residents are less afraid of sea level rise than relocation and prefer to maintain their livelihoods and traditions. Local voices reflect a focus on the risks of daily life. Public policies-based on the adaptation-resilience framework-prioritize instead a longer-term approach, emphasizing safety and best use of state resources over maintenance of existing livelihoods, settlements, and social networks. Understanding vernacular explanations of risk and disasters is crucial to develop risk reduction policy that respond to people's needs and expectations.