Understanding of income and race disparities in hurricane evacuation is contingent upon study case and design
Abstract As hurricanes become more frequent and destructive, understanding evacuation decision-making is crucial to refining disaster response strategies. Several studies have explored how socioeconomic characteristics such as income and race impact evacuation behavior. Most of these studies focus o...
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| description | Abstract As hurricanes become more frequent and destructive, understanding evacuation decision-making is crucial to refining disaster response strategies. Several studies have explored how socioeconomic characteristics such as income and race impact evacuation behavior. Most of these studies focus on a single hurricane event with the geographic extent limited to one or two states, each using a distinct study design, making them difficult to compare. This raises the question of whether findings from isolated cases can be generalized across different hurricane scenarios and geographical settings under a similar study design and consistent parameter definitions. To address this gap, in this study, we conduct a comparative analysis to understand income and racial disparity across multiple hurricane events. The results indicate that, even with a consistent study design, disparities in evacuation among different socioeconomic groups vary on a case-by-case basis. Furthermore, we show that the study design significantly impacts the observed trends within a single case. This highlights the importance of avoiding generalized conclusions based on limited case studies. It further emphasizes how flawed study designs may fail to capture the complexities of real-world behaviors, thereby leading to suboptimal or ineffective policy recommendations or designs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6789904e6ced4ba4a9f84a64ae365be52025-08-20T02:33:07ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-11-0114111410.1038/s41598-024-79754-9Understanding of income and race disparities in hurricane evacuation is contingent upon study case and designHarsh Anand0Samarth Swarup1Majid Shafiee-Jood2Negin Alemazkoor3Department of Systems and Information Engineering, University of VirginiaBiocomplexity Institute, University of VirginiaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of VirginiaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of VirginiaAbstract As hurricanes become more frequent and destructive, understanding evacuation decision-making is crucial to refining disaster response strategies. Several studies have explored how socioeconomic characteristics such as income and race impact evacuation behavior. Most of these studies focus on a single hurricane event with the geographic extent limited to one or two states, each using a distinct study design, making them difficult to compare. This raises the question of whether findings from isolated cases can be generalized across different hurricane scenarios and geographical settings under a similar study design and consistent parameter definitions. To address this gap, in this study, we conduct a comparative analysis to understand income and racial disparity across multiple hurricane events. The results indicate that, even with a consistent study design, disparities in evacuation among different socioeconomic groups vary on a case-by-case basis. Furthermore, we show that the study design significantly impacts the observed trends within a single case. This highlights the importance of avoiding generalized conclusions based on limited case studies. It further emphasizes how flawed study designs may fail to capture the complexities of real-world behaviors, thereby leading to suboptimal or ineffective policy recommendations or designs.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-79754-9Hurricane evacuationMobility dataSocioeconomic disparityEvacuation orderIncome and race disparity |
| spellingShingle | Harsh Anand Samarth Swarup Majid Shafiee-Jood Negin Alemazkoor Understanding of income and race disparities in hurricane evacuation is contingent upon study case and design Scientific Reports Hurricane evacuation Mobility data Socioeconomic disparity Evacuation order Income and race disparity |
| title | Understanding of income and race disparities in hurricane evacuation is contingent upon study case and design |
| title_full | Understanding of income and race disparities in hurricane evacuation is contingent upon study case and design |
| title_fullStr | Understanding of income and race disparities in hurricane evacuation is contingent upon study case and design |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding of income and race disparities in hurricane evacuation is contingent upon study case and design |
| title_short | Understanding of income and race disparities in hurricane evacuation is contingent upon study case and design |
| title_sort | understanding of income and race disparities in hurricane evacuation is contingent upon study case and design |
| topic | Hurricane evacuation Mobility data Socioeconomic disparity Evacuation order Income and race disparity |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-79754-9 |
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