Evacuation behavior of households facing compound hurricane-pandemic threats

• 成果类型: Article; Early Access
• 署名作者: Yusuf, Juita-Elena (Wie); Whytlaw, Jennifer L.; Hutton, Nicole; Olanrewaju-Lasisi, Taiwo; Giles, Bridget; Lawsure, Kaleen; Behr, Joshua; Diaz, Rafael; McLeod, George
• 署名单位: Old Dominion University; Old Dominion University; Carnegie Mellon University; Old Dominion University; Old Dominion University
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/puar.13634
• 发表日期: 2023
• 关键词: DECISION-MAKING; Covid-19; HEALTH; MODEL

摘要

This study examines households prospective evacuation behavior during a hurricane-pandemic compound threat. Data from a 2020 survey of coastal Virginia households help answer two questions: (1) What factors associated with the threat and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and hurricanes influence the prospective evacuation behavior of households during a compound hurricane-pandemic event? (2) What are the equity implications for emergency management policies and practices to support evacuation and sheltering during a compound hurricane-pandemic event? Households in the sample were split between those who stated they would evacuate away from the at-risk region and those who would stay. Greater household vulnerability to hurricanes and COVID-19 and having sufficient financial resources increase the likelihood of evacuation. Higher-income households were more likely to have resources to evacuate and were less likely to suffer financial consequences from a hurricane or pandemic. Racial minorities are more vulnerable to the pandemic and face greater resource challenges when evacuating.