Building back bigger in hurricane strike zones

Eli D. Lazarus (), Patrick W. Limber, Evan B. Goldstein, Rosie Dodd and Scott B. Armstrong
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Eli D. Lazarus: University of Southampton
Patrick W. Limber: Coastal Carolina University
Evan B. Goldstein: University of North Carolina
Rosie Dodd: Cardiff University
Scott B. Armstrong: University of Southampton

Nature Sustainability, 2018, vol. 1, issue 12, 759-762

Abstract: Abstract Despite decades of regulatory efforts in the United States to decrease vulnerability in developed coastal zones, exposure of residential assets to hurricane damage is increasing — even in places where hurricanes have struck before. Comparing plan-view footprints of individual residential buildings before and long after major hurricane strikes, we find a systematic pattern of ‘building back bigger’ among renovated and new properties.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/s41893-018-0185-y

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