<i>Limbo</i>: the unintended consequences of home buyout programmes on peripheral communities

Binder, Sherri Brokopp; Ritchie, Liesel A.; Bender, Rose G; Thiel, Alexis; Baker, Charlene K.; Badillo, Emily; Goodfellow, Sophia; Kulp, Bethann; Weir, Paige

doi:10.1080/17477891.2020.1714537

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“…The analyses and interpretations provided in this study can be advanced by integrating examinations of how politics, power, culture, and policy visions shape the interplay between flood events, economic losses, and urbanization in floodplains (Di Baldassarre et al., 2019; Graham & Shelton, 2013; Kitchin, 2013; Rusca & Di Baldassarre, 2019). This entails empirical examinations of multiple factors, such as the relationship between uneven urban development and distribution of flood risks across different societal groups (Parthasarathy, 2018; Porio, 2011; Thaler & Hartmann, 2016; Verchick, 2012; Williamson, 2018; Zwarteveen et al., 2017) or the effectiveness and social disruptions of managed retreat programs from floodplains (Binder et al., 2020; Siders, 2019). Other factors include long‐term impacts of flood resilience strategies such as “room for the river” (Rijke et al., 2012) and other hybrid approaches (Aerts et al., 2013), as well as of the role of flood mapping in (re)distributing risk and reshaping building codes and, in turn, urbanization in floodplains (Pralle, 2019).…”

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“…One strategy to reduce flood risk consists of reducing human presence in flood‐prone areas or relocate further away from the river or to upland areas (Hino et al., 2017; Penning‐Rowsell et al., 2013). Some countries have implemented (at times controversial) retreat programs as a response to floods through the buyout of properties located in more exposed areas in the floodplains (Binder et al., 2020; Siders, 2019; Sipe & Vella, 2014; Thaler & Fuchs, 2019). Alternatively, countries rely on structural protective measures, such as levees, to reduce the frequency of flooding (Collenteur et al., 2015; D'Oria et al., 2019; Mård et al., 2018; Mazzoleni et al., 2014; Takahasi & Uitto, 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Floodplains in the Anthropocene: A Global Analysis of the Interplay Between Human Population, Built Environment, and Flood Severity

Mazzoleni

Mård

Rusca

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Water Resources Research

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This study presents a global explanatory analysis of the interplay between the severity of flood losses and human presence in floodplain areas. In particular, we relate economic losses and fatalities caused by floods during 1990–2000, with changes in human population and built‐up areas in floodplains during 2000–2015 by exploiting global archives. We found that population and built‐up areas in floodplains increased in the period 2000–2015 for the majority of the analyzed countries, albeit frequent flood losses in the previous period 1990–2000. In some countries, however, population in floodplains decreased in the period 2000–2015, following more severe floods losses that occurred in the period 1975–2000. Our analysis shows that (i) in low‐income countries, population in floodplains increased after a period of high flood fatalities; while (ii) in upper‐middle and high‐income countries, built‐up areas increased after a period of frequent economic losses. In this study, we also provide a general framework to advance knowledge of human‐flood interactions and support the development of sustainable policies and measures for flood risk management and disaster risk reduction.

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Floodplains in the Anthropocene: A Global Analysis of the Interplay Between Human Population, Built Environment, and Flood Severity

Mazzoleni

Mård

Rusca

et al. 2021

Water Resources Research

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“…What results are “hollow homes,” a term coined by Tschakert, Tutu, and Alcaro “to indicate both environmental degradation and the deterioration of social networks” ( 2013 , p. 18). Among our respondents, perceptions of proximate social support translated into greatly reduced stress levels; hence, the actual or anticipated loss of ties for those who remain—or ultimately opt to relocate—is of significant concern (maybe most so for communities that reside adjacent to buyout areas but are not included in them [Martin 2019 ; Barile et al 2020 ; Binder et al 2020 ]).…”

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“…Understanding buyout outcomes requires attention to such longer-term trajectories and transformations, including the places where people move and those they leave behind. Many groups affected by retreat—renters, residents of mobile home parks (Rumbach et al 2020 ), and people living in buyout-adjacent areas (Binder et al 2020 ), among others—do not possess the same decision-making power or voice in the process as property owners offered buyouts. Like rebuilding, which can drive up housing prices and result in less visible waves of displacement (Pais and Elliott 2008 ), effects of retreat accrue at multiple temporal and spatial scales.…”

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When rebuilding no longer means recovery: the stress of staying put after Hurricane Sandy

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After a disaster, it is common to equate repopulation and rebuilding with recovery. Numerous studies link post-disaster relocation to adverse social, economic, and health outcomes. However, there is a need to reconsider these relationships in light of accelerating climate change and associated social and policy shifts in the USA, including the rising cost of flood insurance, the challenge of obtaining aid to rebuild, and growing interest in “managed retreat” from places at greatest risk. This article presents data from a survey of individuals who opted either to rebuild in place or relocate with the help of a voluntary home buyout after Hurricane Sandy. Findings show those who lived in buyout-eligible areas and relocated were significantly less likely to report worsened stress than those who rebuilt in place. This suggests access to a government-supported voluntary relocation option may, under certain circumstances, lessen the negative mental health consequences associated with disaster-related housing damage.

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“…The CoR model identifies four resource types: objects (e.g., possessions, natural resources), personal characteristics (e.g., identity, self‐esteem), life conditions (e.g., relationship quality), and energies (e.g., money, knowledge; Hobfoll, 1989). This theoretical model has been used to explain stress and trauma following a variety of experiences including both disaster (i.e., Arata et al, 2000; Binder et al, 2020; Freedy et al, 1992; Hobfoll, 2012; Palinkas et al, 1993; Ritchie, Little, & Campbell, 2018) and changes to work–family dynamics (i.e., Grandey & Cropanzano, 1999; Hobfoll & Shirom, 2001; Wayne et al, 2017). In the context of oil spills specifically, Arata et al (2000), Gill et al (2012), and Palinkas (1993) applied the CoR model to studies of spill impacts after both the EVOS and DHOS, and Ferreira et al (2018) used the framework to understand patterns of intimate partner violence following the DHOS.…”

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Families Coping With Financial Loss Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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Objective This study examines family strategies for coping and adaptation to social disruption from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DHOS) in south Louisiana. Background The DHOS is a technological disaster of unprecedented scale and ongoing impact, including the socioeconomic disruption of families. Method Using data from focus groups, grounded‐theory methods informed a thematic analysis of spill‐related economic loss and coping mechanisms among families in the spill‐affected region. Results Key findings were as follows: (a) long‐term economic impacts persisted but were nuanced and differed across places; (b) for families living in multistressor environments, concerns about the DHOS spilled over into other aspects of social functioning and became enmeshed with perceptions of other environmental stressors; and (c) economic exposure after the DHOS affected families differently based on social position and community social structure. Conclusion This study contributes to existing knowledge on technological disaster and family resilience in the face of environmental shocks and stressors, underscoring the utility of the conservation of resources model of stress in this area of research. Implications This research offers information about family‐level response to oil spill impacts and may be of interest to policymakers and practitioners who work to support resilience in disaster contexts.

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Limbo: the unintended consequences of home buyout programmes on peripheral communities

Cited by 23 publications

References 41 publications

Floodplains in the Anthropocene: A Global Analysis of the Interplay Between Human Population, Built Environment, and Flood Severity

Floodplains in the Anthropocene: A Global Analysis of the Interplay Between Human Population, Built Environment, and Flood Severity

When rebuilding no longer means recovery: the stress of staying put after Hurricane Sandy

Families Coping With Financial Loss Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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