Ethics Approval 2012/337 was received from the Australian National University on 1 June 2012. This research was funded by the Australian Research Council Discovery.
This article investigates the impact of the cultural contexts in Myanmar and Taiwan on disaster recovery and reconstruction plans for specific disaster events in which vulnerable population groups respond to different risk governance frameworks and suggests a foundation for developing a cross-cultural, all-hazards approach to understanding the relationship between resilience and recovery in the context of large-scale Asian disasters. They are ignored because of the difficulty in developing agreement on theory, and prioritizing issues quantifying them.
However, the research literature on disasters pays least attention to socially created vulnerabilities. Poverty reduction and disaster risk reduction are interlinked. To facilitate transformative change, the development focus at the core of this approach emphasizes empowerment through local governments and domestic civil society organizations working in the ‘bottom up’ participatory mode to enhance the resilience of vulnerable population groups. Transformation to a better situation post-disaster, not just returning to a previous state, reflects the growing emphasis on disaster as a catalyst for change. Social capital and leadership are critical in mobilizing collective actions to promote community and individual recovery after a natural disaster.
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