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Equitable Resilience to Flooding: A resource for practitioners on understanding economic, health, and social vulnerabilities and inequities in response and recovery
Citation:
Eisenhauer, E. AND J. Finley. Equitable Resilience to Flooding: A resource for practitioners on understanding economic, health, and social vulnerabilities and inequities in response and recovery. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-23/214, 2023.
Impact/Purpose:
This research summary compiles findings from a literature review of research on social vulnerability, and was conducted to support on-going research on individual and community vulnerability and resilience to hazards and disasters.
Description:
This research summary is based on a literature review of research on social vulnerability to flooding. Social vulnerability is the result of processes of social marginalization and economic disadvantage that creates inequities. These processes and the multiple identities and life circumstances that people hold can increase their vulnerability to hazards like flooding in different and cumulative ways. This summary describes the ways that individuals and communities are vulnerable to flooding due to existing economic, social, and health conditions, as well as inequities in disaster relief and recovery. Findings from the research literature on best practices for communicating about social vulnerability are also shared.