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County-level perceptions of hurricane risks along the U.S. Gulf Coast

12/15/2017

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       In a study that has been accepted by the Annals of the American Association of Geographers, my coauthors and I have examined how community resilience along with objective hurricane risks impacts aggregate perceptions of hurricane risks. We first applied spatial techniques to transform individual-level perceptions to the aggregate level, in this case, counties. The map below displays the geographic pattern of hurricane risk perceptions among coastal counties along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Clearly, there is a concentration of heightened hurricane risk perceptions stretching from southeast Texas to west Florida. Given the recent enormous impact of Hurricane Harvey in southeast Texas and West Louisiana, it is likely that risk perception has further increased among coastal residents who have been affected by Harvey.

       Further, we found two aspects of community resilience measured by Cutter et al. (2014), namely economic resilience and community capital,
are positively related to aggregate perceptions of hurricanes risks. This indicates that communities with more economic resources and social capital tend to perceive greater threat of hurricanes. The policy implication is that counties with less economic and social capitals need to direct efforts on educating the public about scientific assessments of hurricanes risks.

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County Level Risk Perception Scores (Source: Shao, Gardezi, and Xian, forthcoming)
Reference:
Cutter, S. L., Ash, K. D. and Emrich, C. T. 2014. The geographies of community disaster resilience. Global Environmental Change, 29, 65-77.
Shao, W, Gardezi, M., and Xian, S. (forthcoming). Examining the effects of objective hurricane risks and community resilience on risk perceptions of hurricanes at the county level in the U.S. Gulf Coast: An innovative approach" Annals of the American Association of Geographers.
 

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9/5/2018 06:01:10 pm

Because of the recent trend in human waste and continued irresponsibility, the world is currently experiencing numerous disasters. Some believe that disasters are natural phenomenon, while it is true to some degree, our irresponsibility in taking care of our planet is still a major factor. Just like the hurricanes that you have mentioned, earthquakes, famine and landslides are happening right now. This should be an eye opener for everyone, we should all be responsible human beings and take proper care of our planet.

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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.

    As a National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellow, my current research is focused on the U.S. Gulf Coast Region.


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