Home buyout without relocation: An examination of dissonant hazard mitigation perceptions among Gulf Coast residents

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Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy Pub Date : 2023-12-05 DOI:10.1002/rhc3.12284

Abbey E. Hotard, Ashley D. Ross

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Abstract

Relocation has become a major thrust of hazard mitigation policy. Home buyout programs are currently the primary policy tool to facilitate permanent voluntary relocation of households out of flood-prone areas. This study seeks to evaluate public perceptions of relocation and home buyouts to better understand: Are home buyouts perceived by the public as a means to relocate away from risk? If not—who has dissonant perceptions? An original survey of Gulf Coast residents demonstrates that about 30% of households have dissonant perceptions of home buyout programs in relation to relocation away from disaster risk. Among those with aligned perceptions, individuals with higher risk perceptions and disaster experiences are more likely to consider relocating and participating in a home buyout; the same is not evident among those with dissonant perceptions. The individual-level factors associated with dissonant relocation-home buyout perceptions suggest that this part of the community may be misdirecting efforts and resources dedicated for community-wide hazard risk reduction. These findings should be used to develop more efficient policy tools to facilitate retreat from the most flood-prone areas.

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没有搬迁的房屋买断:对墨西哥湾沿岸居民不和谐的减灾观念的检查

重新安置已成为减轻灾害政策的主要推动力。房屋买断计划目前是促进家庭永久自愿迁出洪水易发地区的主要政策工具。本研究旨在评估公众对搬迁和房屋购买的看法，以更好地理解:房屋购买是否被公众视为一种远离风险的手段?如果不是，谁会有不和谐的认知?一项针对墨西哥湾沿岸居民的原始调查表明，大约30%的家庭对与远离灾害风险搬迁有关的房屋买断计划有不一致的看法。在认知一致的个体中，风险认知和灾难经历较高的个体更有可能考虑搬迁和参与房屋买断;在认知不和谐的人群中，这种情况并不明显。个人层面的因素与不和谐的搬迁-住房买断观念相关，表明这部分社区可能会误导致力于社区范围内减少灾害风险的努力和资源。这些发现应该用于制定更有效的政策工具，以促进从最容易发生洪水的地区撤离。

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期刊介绍： Scholarship on risk, hazards, and crises (emergencies, disasters, or public policy/organizational crises) has developed into mature and distinct fields of inquiry. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy (RHCPP) addresses the governance implications of the important questions raised for the respective fields. The relationships between risk, hazards, and crisis raise fundamental questions with broad social science and policy implications. During unstable situations of acute or chronic danger and substantial uncertainty (i.e. a crisis), important and deeply rooted societal institutions, norms, and values come into play. The purpose of RHCPP is to provide a forum for research and commentary that examines societies’ understanding of and measures to address risk,hazards, and crises, how public policies do and should address these concerns, and to what effect. The journal is explicitly designed to encourage a broad range of perspectives by integrating work from a variety of disciplines. The journal will look at social science theory and policy design across the spectrum of risks and crises — including natural and technological hazards, public health crises, terrorism, and societal and environmental disasters. Papers will analyze the ways societies deal with both unpredictable and predictable events as public policy questions, which include topics such as crisis governance, loss and liability, emergency response, agenda setting, and the social and cultural contexts in which hazards, risks and crises are perceived and defined. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy invites dialogue and is open to new approaches. We seek scholarly work that combines academic quality with practical relevance. We especially welcome authors writing on the governance of risk and crises to submit their manuscripts.