Public Administration Review,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
84(1), P. 21 - 39
Published: May 18, 2023
Abstract
Subsidiarity
assistance
creates
opportunities
for
the
federal
government
to
intervene
in
subnational
affairs,
supplement
emergency
response,
and
reduce
jurisdictional
vulnerabilities.
Recognizing
differential
effects
that
disaster
events
revenue
sharing
could
have
on
states,
research
investigates
determinants
of
subsidiarity
grants
states
context
American
federalism.
This
study
draws
from
impact
scholarship
social
vulnerability
theory
theoretical
understand
short‐term
long‐term
public
intergovernmental
transfers,
which
constitute
governments.
Using
panel
data
50
U.S.
over
a
17‐year
time
period,
findings
show
disasters
trigger
disaster‐induced
grants;
however,
more
likely
explains
transfers
states.
Risk Management and Insurance Review,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 23, 2025
Abstract
Vehicles
are
the
most
commonly‐owned
nonfinancial
asset
in
United
States
(US)
and
represent
a
relatively
high
share
of
net
worth
for
low‐wealth
households.
Despite
rising
flood
exposure
from
urban
development
patterns
climate
change
impacts,
few
studies
have
considered
household
vulnerability
to
vehicle
damages.
This
study
conducts
first
analysis
Federal
Emergency
Management
Agency
(FEMA)
Individuals
Households
Program
(IHP)
Transportation
Assistance
(TA)
data
representing
full
available
universe
applications
submitted
awards
disbursed
with
reported
damages
during
presidentially‐declared
disasters.
Between
2007
2022,
FEMA
awarded
more
than
$160
million
applicants
who
experienced
uninsured
More
half
were
renter
households,
nearly
two‐thirds
income
$30,000
or
less
per
year.
Among
recipients,
median
IHP
award
represented
approximately
33%
annual
income.
Lower‐income
likely
receive
TA
Small
Business
Administration
disaster
loan.
Flood
depth
at
primary
residence
is
positively
associated
amount,
though
some
awardees
no
flooding
home.
The
identifies
insurance
coverage
gaps,
risk‐tolerant
behavior,
limited
financial
support
programs
as
contributors
owner
vis‐à‐vis
hazard.
Regulation & Governance,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 31, 2025
ABSTRACT
Given
the
ongoing
climate
crisis,
frequency
and
severity
of
natural
disasters
are
increasing.
These
events
result
in
enormous
reconstruction
costs,
pose
a
high
burden
on
state
budgets,
potentially
drive
homeowners
into
private
insolvency.
One
policy
instrument
for
collectively
covering
such
costs
is
compulsory
insurance
scheme
hazards.
As
impact
uneven,
introducing
mandatory
regulation
has
range
social
financial
implications.
While
some
European
countries
have
introduced
schemes,
others
adopted
different
responses.
Taking
this
variation
as
main
puzzle,
I
consider
what
factors
can
explain
introduction
Building
public
risk
quiet
politics
literature,
identify
several
test
these
against
three
empirical
cases:
Germany,
Austria,
Switzerland.
This
analysis
finds
that
focusing
necessary
change,
but
position
power
interest
groups,
well
exogenous
shocks
within
EU
context,
were
also
crucial
to
explaining
introduction,
rejection,
even
termination
schemes
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: Nov. 10, 2023
Abstract
Lifestyle
recovery
captures
the
collective
effects
of
population
activities
as
well
restoration
infrastructure
and
business
services.
This
study
uses
a
novel
approach
to
leverage
privacy-enhanced
location
intelligence
data,
which
is
anonymized
aggregated,
characterize
distinctive
lifestyle
patterns
unveil
trajectories
after
2017
Hurricane
Harvey
in
Harris
County,
Texas
(USA).
The
analysis
integrates
multiple
data
sources
record
number
visits
from
home
census
block
groups
(CBGs)
different
points
interest
(POIs)
county
during
baseline
disaster
periods.
For
methodology,
research
utilizes
unsupervised
machine
learning
ANOVA
statistical
testing
lifestyles
using
data.
First,
primary
clustering
k-means
characterized
four
distinct
essential
non-essential
patterns.
each
cluster,
secondary
impact
hurricane
into
possible
based
on
severity
maximum
disruption
duration
recovery.
findings
further
reveal
durations
within
imply
differential
rates
among
similar
demographic
groups.
flooding
extends
beyond
flooded
regions,
59%
CBGs
with
extreme
did
not
have
at
least
1%
direct
impacts.
offer
twofold
theoretical
significance:
(1)
critical
milestone
that
needs
be
examined,
quantified,
monitored
aftermath
disasters;
(2)
spatial
structures
cities
formed
by
human
mobility
distribution
facilities
extend
reach
flood
impacts
lifestyles.
These
provide
data-driven
insights
for
public
officials
emergency
managers
examine,
measure,
monitor
community
trajectory
return
normalcy.
Frontiers in Climate,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
7
Published: March 25, 2025
Across
the
United
States,
tens
of
thousands
people
have
sold
their
homes
to
government
address
risk
from
flooding
or
another
natural
hazard.
After
sale,
structure
is
typically
demolished
and
land
preserved
as
open
space.
This
process,
referred
a
home
buyout,
nation’s
primary
mechanism
for
relocation
assistance
in
aftermath
disaster
face
recurring
hazards,
number
that
been
purchased
past
dwarfed
by
anticipated
future.
Community
members,
researchers,
practitioners,
advocates
long
observed
challenges
with
government-funded
buyout
programs
States.
Often,
buyouts
do
not
meet
communities’
needs
can
even
create
new
problems.
At
same
time,
demand
support
growing
many
areas,
while
current
funding,
programming,
expertise
insufficient
scale
challenge.
We
need
better
work
residents
local
governments
alike.
To
build
we
draw
lived
learned
experiences
both
community
members
practitioners.
Between
December
2021
October
2022,
Natural
Resources
Defense
Council
(NRDC),
partnership
Federal
Emergency
Management
Agency
(FEMA),
CH
Consulting,
The
Nature
Conservancy
(TNC),
Climigration
Network,
convened
conversations
practitioners
participants/residents
communities
affected
buyouts.
participants
spanned
14
states,
coastal
inland
locations
across
contiguous
policy
practice
review
summarizes
recommendations
generated
through
these
workshop
series,
well
methods
used
design
facilitate
sessions
subsequent
done
implement
develop
Journal of Risk & Insurance,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 17, 2025
Abstract
This
paper
studies
the
impact
of
disaster
experiences
on
communities'
engagement
in
risk
mitigation
actions,
focusing
flooding
United
States.
We
measure
actions
using
scores
Community
Rating
System,
an
incentive
program
that
flood
preparedness
and
activities
rewards
communities
with
insurance
premium
discounts.
Leveraging
a
panel
from
1998
to
2019,
we
find
significant
increase
following
events,
both
participation
rates
intensity
actions.
The
effects
continue
up
10
years.
Communities
greater
capacity,
particularly
those
urban
areas,
exhibit
much
stronger
response.
findings
highlight
adaptive
capacity
but
also
raise
several
concerns
regarding
inefficiency
disaster‐driven
responses
inequitable
outcomes
across
communities.
