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When Nature Pushes Back: Environmental Impact and the Spatial Redistribution of Socially Vulnerable Populations

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  • James R. Elliott
  • Jeremy Pais

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Objectives. This research investigates the spatial redistribution of socially vulnerable subpopulations during long‐term recovery from natural disaster. We hypothesize that the local environmental impact of a disaster influences this redistribution process and that how it does so varies by the urban or rural context in which the disaster occurs. Methods. To test these hypotheses, we use a novel research design that combines the natural experiment offered by Hurricane Andrew with GIS technology and local census data. Results. Findings indicate that in a more urbanized disaster zone (Miami), long‐term recovery displaces socially disadvantaged residents from harder‐hit areas; yet, in a more rural disaster zone (southwestern Louisiana), long‐term recovery concentrates socially disadvantaged residents within these harder‐hit areas. Conclusion. These findings bridge classic and contemporary research on postdisaster recovery and open new terrain for thinking about how environmental and social forces intersect to transform regions in different settlement contexts.

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  • James R. Elliott & Jeremy Pais, 2010. "When Nature Pushes Back: Environmental Impact and the Spatial Redistribution of Socially Vulnerable Populations," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 91(5), pages 1187-1202, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:socsci:v:91:y:2010:i:5:p:1187-1202
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2010.00727.x
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