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Utuado, Puerto Rico and Community Resilience Post-Hurricane Maria: The Case of Tetuan Reborn

2019; Indiana University Press; Volume: 3; Linguagem: Inglês

10.2979/rptph.3.1.02

2474-1833

Holladay, Mendez-Lazaro, Centeno, Rivera-Gutierrez, A Adams, Brundiers,

Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration

In September, 2017 Hurricane Maria struck the island of Puerto Rico leaving catastrophic damage. This research report addresses the mobilization of the Utuado communities in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Utilizing their own resources, they are pursuing socio-economic development through farm rehabilitation, agritourism and agrotherapy through a project known as ‘Tetuan Reborn’. This type of self-organization enhances community resilience to disasters. Resilience has implications for sustainability, public health, and risk reduction through higher levels of community cohesiveness, social capital and coordination. Finally, the Utuado model of resilience could extend out to the region and the entire island.