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The Devil Is in the Details: Linking Home Buyout Policy, Practice, and Experience After Hurricane Sandy

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Binder, Sherri Brokopp, Greer, Alex·2016·Politics and Governance

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Federal housing recovery policy bounds many of the decisions made by households after a disaster. Within this policy domain, home buyout programs are increasingly used to encourage residents to permanently relocate out of areas considered at risk for future hazards. While buyouts offer homeowners and governments potential benefits, research exploring the impacts of these policies is limited. In this paper, we present an in-depth examination of the community experience of buyouts, a perspective that is noticeably lacking in the literature. Using data from two mixed-method empirical studies, we explored the implications of buyout program design and implementation for Oakwood Beach, New York, a community offered a buyout after Hurricane Sandy. We found that design decisions made at program conception significantly impacted participants’ experience of the buyout, including their understanding of program goals and their progression through the buyout and relocation process. We conclude with recommendations for future buyouts, including increased inclusion of affected communities in the process of and pre-event planning for recovery, along with recommendations for future research.

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  • Natural areas are significantly cooler than the rest of the city, and so disparities in park access have consequences for heat exposure and health.

    “Moreover, a report from Natural Areas Conservancy found that natural areas are significantly cooler than the rest of the city, and so disparities in park access have consequences for heat exposure and health.218”

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Authors
Binder, S. B., & Greer, A.
Affiliations
Oklahoma State University (US)
Venue
Politics and Governance
Publisher
Cogitatio
Published
2016-12-28
Volume
4
Issue
4
Pages
97-106
ISSN
2183-2463 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2563124937
Cited by
116
References
34
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1
FWCI
20.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Politics and Governance (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (1030670)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation (DTRT12-G-UTC16)
  • University of Central Florida
  • Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Social Sciences › Transportation › Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Flood Risk Assessment and Management
Keywords
Hurricane Sandy, disaster recovery policy, post-disaster relocation, program design and implementation, community experience, federal housing policy

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