Bukvic Anamaria, Owen Graham
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Virginia Tech, United States.
Graduate Student, Urban Affairs and Planning, Virginia Tech, United States.
Disasters. 2017 Jan;41(1):101-123. doi: 10.1111/disa.12186. Epub 2016 Mar 14.
This study explores the dilemma of whether to rebuild or relocate from the areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Since disasters represent the discernible manifestation of other complex coastal hazards, they offer a window of opportunity to engage residents in the dialogue on relocation as sometimes the most effective risk reduction strategy. The following research evaluates attitudes towards relocation and willingness to consider buyout among 46 surveyed households located in highly-affected communities five months after Sandy. It also gauges perceptions of coastal risks and recovery concerns as drivers of relocation, the level of support for different adaptation strategies, and preferences related to the relocation process itself on how and where to relocate and with what type of assistance. Responses indicate that, even though residents prefer structural solutions to address coastal hazards, they are not fully opposed to the possibility of relocation mostly for personal health and safety reasons.
本研究探讨了2012年遭受桑迪飓风重创地区是重建还是搬迁的两难问题。由于灾害是其他复杂沿海灾害的明显表现，它们提供了一个机会窗口，让居民参与关于搬迁的对话，因为有时搬迁是最有效的风险降低策略。以下研究评估了桑迪飓风过后五个月，位于受影响严重社区的46户受访家庭对搬迁的态度以及考虑接受买断的意愿。研究还衡量了对沿海风险的认知以及作为搬迁驱动因素的恢复担忧、对不同适应策略的支持程度，以及与搬迁过程本身相关的偏好，包括如何搬迁、迁往何处以及需要何种类型的援助。调查结果表明，尽管居民倾向于采用结构性解决方案来应对沿海灾害，但出于个人健康和安全等原因，他们并不完全反对搬迁的可能性。
