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Title: Social Vulnerability to Hurricane Disasters: Exploring the Effect of Place as a Mediating Factor

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2018

ISBN: 9780355956986

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Abstract: Research on social vulnerability to disasters has played an important role in the identification of factors that influence one’s ability to prepare for, respond to, cope with, and adapt to changing environmental conditions during the disaster life cycle. However, existing literature often fails to explore the effect of place as a significant dimension for vulnerability, and regards this as a separate consideration. This dissertation explores how social vulnerability is not a static construct over time, and considers place-based contexts as key components of the social vulnerability paradigm. Based on this approach, the main research questions for this dissertation concerns: Does social vulnerability operate differently across spatial contexts along the rural-urban continuum, how has vulnerability changed in the last 30 years, and how does vulnerability interact with place to influence disaster casualty risk outcomes differently for populations living in hurricane-prone areas along the Gulf and Atlantic coastal United States?

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Authors: Sanchez, Lorenzo Dean

Institution: University of Texas at San Antonio

Department: Demography

Advisor: Sparks, Corey

Degree: Ph.D.

Publisher Location: Texas, USA

Pages: 136

Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Population Data Science, Poverty and Welfare

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