ABSTRACT

Home buyout programs facilitate the permanent relocation of residents away from areas considered to be at risk from future hazards, though few studies have examined the impacts of home buyout programs on affected households and communities beyond the program implementation period. In this paper, we examine between-neighborhood variation in key recovery indicators for three neighborhoods that followed different paths to recovery after Hurricane Sandy: one that rebuilt in situ, one that participated in a buyout and relocated, and one located immediately adjacent to the buyout zone. Three years post-disaster, buyout participants are faring worse in terms of place attachment and social capital compared to residents in the other two neighborhoods, while the neighborhood adjacent to the buyout zone is also showing signs of decline. These findings suggest that the social costs of buyouts extend well into the recovery period, and that the place-based ties and social networks that would typically help individuals cope with disaster impacts and persevere through adversity may be diminished for buyout participants, ultimately hindering their recovery. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of buyouts on participating and affected communities, as well as implications for research and policy.

摘要

尽管很少有研究研究了购房计划对计划实施期以外的影响，但购房计划对受影响家庭和社区的影响却很少。在本文中，我们研究了飓风桑迪过后沿着不同恢复路径的三个社区的关键恢复指标在邻里之间的变化：一个是就地重建的，一个是参与收购并搬迁的，另一个紧邻收购。区。灾后三年，与其他两个街区的居民相比，收购参与者的场所依恋和社会资本状况更差，而与买断区相邻的街区也显示出下降的迹象。这些发现表明，买断活动的社会成本已经很好地延伸到了恢复期，而通常可以帮助个人应对灾难影响并在逆境中持之以恒的基于地点的联系和社交网络可能会被买断参与者减少，从而最终阻碍他们的恢复。最后，我们讨论了收购对参与社区和受影响社区的影响，以及对研究和政策的影响。