Disasters, including floods, have increased in intensity over recent decades due to climate
change and urbanization. Some local governments have attempted to engage communities …

Disaster vulnerability is closely related to property damage and human losses, and high
levels of vulnerability to disaster can lead to greater damage or longer recovery time. Many …

The effectiveness of infrastructure resilience relies on the seamless extraction of information,
timely acquisition of critical knowledge, and heightened situational awareness. The ongoing …

Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and intensity of natural hazards such
as hurricanes. With a severe shortage of affordable housing in the United States, renters …

Hurricanes have proven to be one of the most deadly and costly natural hazards in the Gulf
and Atlantic coast regions of the United States. Looming climate change and increasing …

Abstract Communities across the United States are continually impacted by natural hazards,
leading to material and human losses. Natural Hazard Vulnerability (NHV) assessments can …

Problem, research strategy, and findings Places around the world already experience
significant damage from climate change–related weather events, economic disruption, and …

Previous research suggests that sex traffickers may take advantage of vulnerable
populations in the aftermath of disasters caused by natural hazards. Despite the …

The racially unequal impacts of flooding on local housing prices and community recovery
are well established, but an intermediary stage of the housing process that has significant …

Research has demonstrated that natural disasters, like flooding that are increasing with
climate change, can have profound mental health effects. Moreover, these outcomes are not …