TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Half full or half empty? Shelter after the Jogjakarta earthquake
JO  - Disasters
A1  - Macrae, Graeme
A1  - Hodgkin, Dominic
SP  - 243
EP  - 267
VL  - 35
IS  - 1
N2  - The international shelter response to the Jogjakarta earthquake in Indonesia in May 2006 is widely regarded as a success story, especially when compared with the response to the Indian Ocean tsunami 16 months earlier. This evaluation is largely in terms of the international aid system itself, which emphasises statistical measures of 'success' and internal coordination and efficiency. From the perspective of those closer to the ground, however, it was less successful, especially in terms of coordination and communication with and participation of local agencies and affected communities. This paper, by an aid worker resident in Jog jakarta and an anthropologist, examines the response from a perspective grounded both within and outside the aid system, local as well as global. It recognises the relative success of the response, but argues for an approach more grounded in local knowledge and responsive to local concerns, while also providing practical suggestions for improvement.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0361-3666
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01202.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -