Container life in post-earthquake Croatia

Peternel, Lana and Podjed, Dan (2024) Container life in post-earthquake Croatia. Focaal. pp. 1-14. ISSN 0920-1297 (Print), 1558-5263 (Online)

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Abstract

IN ENGLISH: This article focuses on experiences of people in the Banija region and specifically the town of Petrinja, Croatia, after an earthquake hit the area in December 2020. It presents their reflections on being confined to “container homes” in three different situations: living in container settlements on the outskirts of town; spending time in a container shopping center; and finding shelter in containers adjacent to destroyed houses. The study shows that temporary container housing frequently turned into permanent living and working solutions during the three years of post-earthquake reconstruction. It also argues the importance of acknowledging that the sense of isolation in disaster-affected areas and the loss of potential for renovation and development do not merely arise from “container life” but reveal the longer-run “polycrisis” involved. --------------- IN CROATIAN: Članak donosi istraživanje iskustava stanovnika Banije te posebno grada Petrinje nakon što je područje zahvatio potres u prosincu 2020. Predstavljena su promišljanja stanovnika o osjećaju zatočenosti „kontejnerskim životom“, u tri različite situacije: život u kontejnerskim naseljima na rubu grada, rad u kontejnerskom shopping centru te pronalaženje trajnog životnog prostora u kontejnerima smještenim u blizini razrušenih domova. Istraživanje pokazuje da se privremeni smještaj u kontejnerima često pretvarao u trajna životna rješenja za stanovanje i rad u vrijeme trogodišnje postpotresne rekonstrukcije. Također, se naglašava važnost prepoznavanja da osjećaj izolacije u područjima pogođenima katastrofama te gubitak potencijala za obnovu i razvoj ne proizlaze isključivo iz “kontejnerskog života“, već ukazuju na dugoročnu „polikrizu“ koja te prostore obuhvaća.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Language: Croatian. - Title in English: Život u kontejneru u postpotresnoj Hrvatskoj.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Banija, containers, crisis, Croatia, earthquake, isolation, natural disaster, Petrinja (Banija, kontejneri, kriza, Hrvatska, potres, izolacija, prirodna katastrofa, Petrinja)
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology
Depositing User:	Karolina
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2024 07:36
Last Modified:	26 Nov 2024 07:46
URI:	http://idiprints.knjiznica.idi.hr/id/eprint/1179

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