When homes flood, who retreats and to where? We mapped thousands of buyouts and found the average move is only 7 miles, and race plays a role
By James R. Elliott, Professor of Sociology, Rice University
Zheye (Jay) Wang, Senior Spatial Research Analyst, Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Rice University
Two disaster response experts mapped who gets FEMA buyouts and where they go. It turns out, they don’t go far.
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Thursday, June 15, 2023