Hurricane Andrew 10 Years Later: Implications for Disaster Mitigation

建议：CMS-0100155 PI：Betty MorrowInstitution：佛罗里达国际大学日期：2001年5月25日ABSTRACT CMS0100155“十年后的安德鲁飓风：对减灾的影响”由于损失巨大，安德鲁飓风被广泛认为是一个分水岭事件，将抗灾和减灾明显地列入政治议程。该项目的最终目标是通过评估在这场重大灾难之前或之后出现的脆弱性在近10年后仍然存在的程度，为各国的减灾工作提供信息。该项目侧重于社区和家庭状况与灾害脆弱性和复原力相关的几个方面。在社区一级，该项目将：1)记录直接受影响地区和迈阿密-戴德县其他地区的人口、经济和商业基础以及政治结构的变化；2)确定重建期间制定的政策和做法在多大程度上提高了社区的抗灾能力；3)分析以前被边缘化群体的政治权力是否有任何持久的改善；4)比较受影响地区不同部分的恢复水平，并探讨发现差异的可能原因。在家庭层面，重点将是两个方面：1)评估“安德鲁之家”的脆弱性相关状况；2)评估目前全县家庭的抗灾能力。主要焦点将是有关住房、百叶窗、保险以及总体风险规划和准备的决定。这一里程碑式项目的发现将为该领域和一个更安全的国家做出重大贡献。更清楚地了解与从不同都市地区的重大灾害中长期恢复有关的社区和家庭问题，将产生更有效的减灾和应对模式。

Proposal: CMS-0100155PI: Betty MorrowInstitution: Florida International UniversityDate: May 25, 2001ABSTRACT CMS0100155 "Hurricane Andrew 10 Years Later: Implications for Disaster Mitigation"Due to the extensive losses, Hurricane Andrew is widely recognized as a watershed event, placing disaster resistance and mitigation visibly on the political agenda. The ultimate goal of this project is to inform national mitigation efforts through an assessment of the extent to which vulnerabilities evident prior to or emerging after this major disaster remain nearly 10 years later.This project focuses on several dimensions of community and household status as they relate to disaster vulnerability and resilience. At the community level, this project will: 1) Document changes in demographics, economic and business base, and political structure looking at those areas directly impacted and the rest of Miami-Dade County; 2) Determine the extent to which the policies and practices instituted during reconstruction resulted in increased disaster resilience of the community; 3) Analyze whether there have been any lasting improvements in the political power of previously marginalized groups; 4) Compare the recovery levels of various sections within the impacted region and explore possible explanations for any found differences. On the household level, the focus will be twofold: 1) to assess the vulnerability-related status of the "Families of Andrew"; and 2) to assess the current disaster resistance of households county-wide. A primary focus will be decisions regarding housing, shutters, insurance, and risk planning and preparation in general. The findings from this milestone project will make a major contribution to the field and to a safer nation. A clearer understanding of community and household issues associated with long-term recovery from a major disaster in a diverse metropolitan area will result in more effective models of disaster mitigation and response.