Dr. Elizabeth Frankenberg, UNC, Director, Carolina Population Center and Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Sociology
Long-term Dynamics of Health, Well-Being, and Population Change after a Disaster
Exposures to extreme events are increasingly common in many parts of the globe as a function of changes in weather patterns combined with rising sea levels. This presentation traces the implications of exposure to an extreme event for health, well-being, and population change over the long-term, drawing on data STAR, the Study of the Tsunami Aftermath and Recovery. STAR has interviewed respondents from 10 months before the December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami for 10 years, collecting data on mortality, morbidity, family formation and fertility, and migration. The data provide an unusual opportunity to examine resilience and the role of rebuilding assistance in the aftermath of a large-scale disaster.
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