The effects of Hurricane Dorian on spatial reactions and mobility

Seungil Yum ()
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Seungil Yum: University of Florida

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2021, vol. 105, issue 3, No 7, 2497 pages

Abstract: Abstract This study sheds new light on how a hurricane affects spatial reactions and mobility across the US states based on Twitter data, whereas prior studies have only focused on the damaged region. First, this study finds that spatial reactions are differentiated by periods. For example, New York shows the second-highest reactions in the pre-hurricane weeks, North Carolina reveals the second-highest reactions in the hurricane weeks, and Texas exhibits the second-highest reactions in the post-hurricane weeks. This study also highlights that a hurricane plays a significant role in spatial displacements of the case study regions (Florida, North Carolina, and New York). To be specific, displacements in the hurricane weeks are 24 times higher than those in the pre-hurricane weeks. Lastly, this study finds that displacements within 5 km significantly increase, whereas those over 50 km significantly decrease in the hurricane weeks.

Keywords: Hurricane; Natural disaster; Spatial reaction; Spatial mobility; Tweets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-020-04408-8

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