Mitigation Planning: Why Hazard Exposure, Structural Vulnerability, and Social Vulnerability Matter

被引:118
作者
Highfield, Wesley E. [1 ]
Peacock, Walter Gillis [2 ,3 ]
Van Zandt, Shannon [2 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Marine Sci, Galveston, TX 77553 USA
[2] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, College Stn, TX USA
[3] Texas A&M Univ, Hazard Reduct & Recovery Ctr, College Stn, TX USA
[4] Texas A&M Univ, Ctr Housing & Urban Dev, College Stn, TX USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
hazard recovery; hazard mitigation; social vulnerability; Hurricane Ike; UNITED-STATES; DISASTERS;
D O I
10.1177/0739456X14531828
中图分类号
TU98 [区域规划、城乡规划];
学科分类号
0814 ; 082803 ; 0833 ;
摘要
Increasing interest in fostering resilient communities requires a more comprehensive approach to hazard mitigation planning that overcomes the limitations of traditional hazard assessments, notably the failure to explicitly incorporate an analysis of social vulnerability. We statistically analyzed a random sample of 1500 damage assessments of single-family homes collected following Hurricane Ike to assess the contributions of hazard exposure, structural vulnerability, and social vulnerability. The results indicate that hazard exposure, structural characteristics, and socioeconomic characteristics are significant predictors of structural damage. The implications suggest that comprehensive hazard assessments can provide additional insights for mitigation planning and community resiliency.
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页码:287 / 300
页数:14
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