Disaster Resilience and the Establishment of Post-disaster Life Reconstruction Service System: the Case of Typhoon MorakotMorakot

• Main Authors: Ju-Chun Cheng, 鄭如君
• Other Authors: Wan-I Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/51990857315674751678

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 社會工作學研究所 === 102 === On August 8, 2009, Typhoon Morakot struck Southern Taiwan and caused severe damages. The government implemented post-disaster reconstruction policy to address the consequences brought by the devastating natural disaster. The policy took the experience of the 921 Earthquake of 1999 and established Life Reconstruction Service Centers to provide six dimensions of life reconstruction services. Life reconstruction service system is a special social service system in Taiwan and it is closely related to all aspects of the victims'' livelihood. Disaster resilience perspective is the best guide to successful life reconstruction. This study analyzes and compares the life reconstruction service system between the 921 Earthquake and Typhoon Morakot while also exploring implementation strategies of life reconstruction service system with interviews and archival analysis. The result indicates that in the area of the process of establishing the legislation, hierarchy of Life Reconstruction Service Centers, human resource allocation, service items and program implementation, system of supervision and assessment, operating model and multicultural issues, appears to have many differences between the 921 Earthquake and Typhoon Morakot. Moreover, the study concludes four dimensions of challenges and strengths when executing the life reconstruction system after Typhoon Morakot, which includes, economic development, social capital and community asset, community competence, information and communication. Lastly, the study proposes recommendations for life reconstruction service system. Based on previous analysis and findings, the study proposes a disaster-resilience framework for constructing and implementing life reconstruction service system in the future. In establishing life reconstruction service system respect, the government should establish guiding principles and plans, make community members partners in policy making and leaders of local implementation, develop information and resource sharing platform, ensure local leadership is supported, and set a supervision and evaluation system. In addition, cultural competency, fair resource allocation, long-term planning, trainings for social workers, community-based life reconstruction services and nurturing community young people are all essential when implementing life reconstruction service system. Last but not least, the improvements of reconstruction system rely on continuous reflection and adjustments. The system aims to empower the community, by having awareness of the cultural hegemony. Therefore, it will be possible to reconstruct the life successfully and build disaster resilience of disaster-affected community.