Homelessness and COVID-19 in New Zealand: Challenges, Emergency Responses, and Implications for Disaster Risk Reduction

Simple item page
aut.relation.articlenumber102885
aut.relation.endpage102885
aut.relation.journalHabitat International
aut.relation.startpage102885
aut.relation.volume139
dc.contributor.authorLe Dé, Loïc
dc.contributor.authorFraser, Anita
dc.contributor.authorSt Martin, Mathew
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-02T02:36:59Z
dc.date.available2023-08-02T02:36:59Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-22
dc.description.abstractPeople experiencing homelessness have traditionally received limited attention in disaster research and disaster risk reduction policy. The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the vulnerable conditions of urban homelessness during emergency with unprecedented response efforts. Focusing on Aotearoa New Zealand, this research analyses homeless people's experiences of the COVID-19 and examines the policies and actions developed by government agencies and local organisations. The study highlights that while the homeless did not perceive the virus as a threat the COVID-19 framework with border closures and lockdowns had direct impacts on their livelihoods. The emergency policies focused mainly on homeless who are rough sleepers with a strong emphasis on emergency shelters. The study finds that while effective in temporally housing the homeless, the emergency shelters were often inappropriate to cater for homeless needs and lacked long-term views to transit towards sustainable solutions to homelessness. We also point out issues linked to coordination across agencies, leadership and resources needed for both effective emergency management and disaster risk reduction.
dc.identifier.citationHabitat International, ISSN: 0197-3975 (Print); 0197-3975 (Online), Elsevier, 139, 102885-102885. doi: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2023.102885
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.habitatint.2023.102885
dc.identifier.issn0197-3975
dc.identifier.issn0197-3975
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/16504
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197397523001455
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject4407 Policy and Administration
dc.subject4409 Social Work
dc.subject44 Human Society
dc.subjectHomelessness
dc.subjectEmergency Care
dc.subject11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject1202 Building
dc.subject1205 Urban and Regional Planning
dc.subject1604 Human Geography
dc.subjectUrban & Regional Planning
dc.subject3304 Urban and regional planning
dc.subject4404 Development studies
dc.subject4406 Human geography
dc.titleHomelessness and COVID-19 in New Zealand: Challenges, Emergency Responses, and Implications for Disaster Risk Reduction
dc.typeJournal Article
pubs.elements-id518889
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Homelessness and COVID-19 in New Zealand.pdf
Size:
1.7 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Journal article
Download
Collections
School of Public Health and Interdisciplinary Studies