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After the Storm: The Importance of Acknowledging Environmental Justice in Sustainable Development and Disaster Preparedness

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Published: 
Friday, July 2, 2021
The past decade has brought on some of the worst cases of flooding due to natural disasters and the resulting leaching of some of the most hazardous environmental contaminants back into nearby, often low income, communities. Natural disasters are not “great equalizers” when it comes to recovery. Lower-income individuals are more likely to live in neighborhoods that are susceptible to flooding and are near industrial areas and hazardous waste sites, leaving them vulnerable to toxic leaks from storm damage. There is also a serious inequity when it comes to access to recovery based on average income levels of neighborhoods. More affluent people are relocating out of flood zones, while housing prices decline and poorer families move in. These trends will continue, all while federal resources are often not enough to sustain or even rebuild areas most in need and those in power are not doing enough to address disaster prevention.
Theme(s) & Sub-theme(s): 
Integrated Water Resource ManagementFloodsDisasters
Nexus Tag(s): 
Environmental JusticeClimate
Resource type: 
Topical Report
Region & Countries: 
United States
Resource Scale: 
National

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