Abstract The Advancing Climate Justice in Climate Adaptation Strategies for New York City
(Equity) chapter of NPCC4 builds on the findings and recommendations from NPCC3 to …

Emergent planning strategies to address heat-driven health inequities are informed by
studies examining how these distributional concerns relate to the urban built environment …

The research on coastal hazards predicts substantial adverse impacts of chronic and
episodic flooding on populated coastal areas. Despite the growing evidence about …

One of the main concerns in disaster risk reduction strategy related to housing is the
implementation of the disaster resilience concept for rebuilding housing after a disaster. The …

Abstract Development patterns and climate change are contributing to increasing flood risk
across the United States. Limiting development in floodplains mitigates risk by reducing the …

Understanding the dynamics between public disaster assistance, disaster damages, and
social vulnerability at county-level is crucial for designing effective disaster mitigation …

Decision-makers increasingly invoke equity to motivate, design, implement and evaluate
strategies for managing flood risks. Unfortunately, there is little guidance on how analysts …

Understanding and quantifying the compounding effects of climate change, displacement
and socio-vulnerability is crucial for the development and implementation of timely mitigation …

Abstract In the United States, most floodplain relocation (or buyout) programs focus on
moving homeowners, then deal separately with what happens with the land afterward …

Hazard mitigation encompasses a wide range of strategies, including building protective
structures, retrofitting existing buildings, regulating land use, and relocating from high-risk …