Community-Driven Relocation: Recommendations for the U.S. Gulf Coast Region and Beyond

by Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee On Population, Engineering National Academies of Sciences

Between 1980 and mid-2023, 232 billion-dollar disasters occurred in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, with the number of disasters doubling annually since 2018. The variety and frequency of storms have exacerbated historic inequalities and led to cycles of displacement and chronic stress for communities across the region. While disaster displacement is not a new phenomenon, the rapid escalation of climate-related disasters in the Gulf increases the urgency...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309708729
• ISBN13: 9780309708722
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 580 Pages