2023
Author(s): Pormon MMM, Yee DKP, Gerona CKO
This paper provides an assessment of residential satisfaction of post-disaster resettlement areas that were built in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan. We analyze four com-ponents of residential satisfaction: environmental, infrastructure and management, social and neighborhood and economic-livelihood services. Results from the study indicate that the resi-dents are moderately satisfied with the post-disaster housing provided after typhoon Yolanda. A multiple linear regression was employed in the study to determine the factors that are correlated with housing satisfaction. Results from the regression show that use of houses for cultural activi-ties, presence of health infrastructure and membership in associations were the common predic-tor variables to determine residential satisfaction. Meanwhile, the presence of infrastructural de-fects such as wall cracks and distance from the city center are negatively associated with housing satisfaction. The data from this study provides specific factors that can influence residential satis-faction which can provide targeted interventions for future resettlement projects.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103681