Modeling Long-Term Housing Recovery after Technological Disaster Using a Virtual Audit with Repeated Photography Academic Article

abstract

• Many communities face risks of technological disasters at fertilizer plants and other facilities. Understanding damage and rebuilding of housing supports planners in implementing policies that will enable recovery. Using repeat photography, this study audited housing rebuilding in West, Texas for three years following an explosion. Photos were combined with appraisal data to understand variation in rebuilding across parcels. Results indicate that rebuilding slows dramatically after year 1, leaving many parcels vacant three years post-disaster. Parcels with higher pre-disaster values were more likely to be completely rebuilt. Planners need targeted programming to support rebuilding of lower-value homes and address vacancies.

authors

• Meyer, Michelle

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF PLANNING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

altmetric score

• 87.15

author list (cited authors)

• Hendricks, M. D., & Meyer, M. A.

citation count

• 2

complete list of authors

• Hendricks, Marccus D||Meyer, Michelle Annette

publication date

• 2021

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Planning Education and Research  Journal

keywords

• Damage Assessment
• Disaster Recovery
• Housing Recovery
• Longitudinal
• Rural
• Technological Disaster

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/0739456X211002910

start page

• 0739456x2110029

end page

• 0739456X2110029

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739456x211002910

user-defined tag

• 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities