The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies

In a novel approach, this paper adapts the economic model of production and applies it to the production of community disaster resilience and psychosocial recovery. Utilising field data collected through in-depth interviews withinthree regions of Bangladesh, namely Sirajganj, Sunamganj, and Satkhira districts, we apply the 'Production Model' to community disaster resilience and recovery, demonstrating that in the response phase local communities are almost entirely reliant on self-generated social capital. In the individual and community recovery phase, as with the preparation phase, the state is not relied upon to generate or organise adequate resources to rebuild communities. The proposed `Production Model'…