Mobile Home Residents and Hurricane Vulnerability in South Florida: Research Gaps and Challenges

Shivangi Prasad; Justin Stoler

doi:10.1007/s13753-016-0101-x

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Shivangi Prasad, Justin Stoler. Mobile Home Residents and Hurricane Vulnerability in South Florida: Research Gaps and Challenges[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2016, 7(4): 436-439. doi: 10.1007/s13753-016-0101-x

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Shivangi Prasad, Justin Stoler. Mobile Home Residents and Hurricane Vulnerability in South Florida: Research Gaps and Challenges[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2016, 7(4): 436-439. doi: 10.1007/s13753-016-0101-x

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Mobile Home Residents and Hurricane Vulnerability in South Florida: Research Gaps and Challenges

doi: 10.1007/s13753-016-0101-x

Shivangi Prasad^{1
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Justin Stoler^1,2,3

1 Department of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA;
2 Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA;
3 Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA

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This study was funded by a University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences 2016 Summer Research Award (SP).

Available Online: 2021-04-26

Abstract

Abstract

In South Florida there are several social and logistical challenges to surveying and advocating for mobile home residents regarding vulnerability to natural hazards such as sea level rise and hurricanes. These residents have consequently been understudied despite historically exhibiting higher vulnerability and lower resilience. This exploratory study uses a social-ecological framework to highlight individual-, community-, and institutional-level challenges and research gaps encountered when working with mobile home residents. These observations represent a longer-term opportunity to further refine our understanding of natural hazard vulnerability, build increased resilience among vulnerable populations, and improve health equity in South Florida and beyond.
- Disaster preparedness,
- Mobile homes,
- Social-ecological model,
- Vulnerability

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