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A new paper in Disasters

6/28/2019

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      Our new paper was published in Disasters (impact factor: 1.797). Here is the abstract:

      "It is of significance to assess and depict community vulnerability to floods and hurricanes. Over the past several decades, flooding and hurricanes have affected millions of people and caused massive economic losses. Despite efforts to reduce risks, these natural hazards remain to be a considerable challenge to coastal communities. In this paper, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) methods are used to analyze coastal communities’ vulnerability to hurricanes and flooding along the U.S. Gulf coast, which is prone to these two hazards. Specifically, two types of quantitative indicators are developed: exposure to hurricanes and flooding, based on data from multiple sources such as National Climate Data Center and National Flood Insurance Program among others, and a social vulnerability index, constructed on census data at census tract level. These indices are combined to depict the spatial patterns of overall community vulnerability to flooding and hurricane hazards along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Results of this study can potentially inform disaster management agencies, county governments and municipalities of areas with heightened community vulnerabilities. The demonstration of geographic distribution of community vulnerability can assist decision makers in prioritizing to‐do items and designing policies/plans for more effective allocation of resources. We end this paper by discussing the limitations to the present study and the practical implications of the assessment."
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       The following two figures are from this article (Shao et al. forthcoming).
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7/2/2019 02:36:56 am

It is a good thing that you have your medium where your emotion and reaction towards everything that is happening around you can be voiced out. Disasters is widely read by the public in US that’s why I believe that it was a good platform for you to express and inform people the things they should know. We all know that the country is so much prepared when it comes to disaster management, but we still need to remind the citizens being fully aware and informed on things they should do during unlikely situations like this!

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    Wanyun Shao, Ph.D

    I am a geographer who studies the relationship between human society and the environment at various geographic levels. I apply both quantitative (i.e., statistics and geospatial models) and qualitative (i.e., in-person interviews and policy analysis) methods in my research.

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