Dear colleagues,
I am excited to announce the publication of "Coastal Homeowners in a Changing Climate," part of an edited volume in Climatic Change on "Adapting to Water Impacts of Climate Change" (co-author Tracy Kijewski-Correa; co-editors Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash). In future articles, we will use the Coastal Homeowner Survey to learn what motivates homeowners to take action to protect their most expensive assets. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-018-2257-4?wt_mc=Internal.E vent.1.SEM.ArticleAuthorOnlineFirst <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-018-2257-4?wt_mc=Internal. Event.1.SEM.ArticleAuthorOnlineFirst&utm_source=ArticleAuthorOnlineFirst&utm _medium=email&utm_content=AA_en_06082018&ArticleAuthorOnlineFirst_20180812> &utm_source=ArticleAuthorOnlineFirst&utm_medium=email&utm_content=AA_en_0608 2018&ArticleAuthorOnlineFirst_20180812 Abstract As climate changes, coastal homeowners are potentially crucial actors in reducing the risks to property and human life from rising seas and increased hurricane activity. Absent strict, enforceable regulations mandating retrofitting of existing homes or major changes in homeowner insurance requirements, coastal resilience in a changing climate will largely reflect private, voluntary decisions of millions of individuals. However, research is scarce on the extent of structural vulnerabilities among US coastal homes and the mitigation measures that homeowners are taking or plan to take. Research devoted to disaster preparedness routinely neglects the specific actions of homeowners as consumers of structural mitigation products, despite the fact that such mitigation is the most cost-effective means to reduce losses. We attempt to fill this important gap with a new Coastal Homeowner Survey and indices designed to measure structural vulnerabilities and homeowner actions and intentions to address vulnerabilities. We conducted a pilot study of 662 respondents in one of the most frequently exposed US coastal communities, New Hanover County, North Carolina. We find that, on average, homes are minimally protected, with homeowners taking few actions to address structural vulnerabilities and not considering taking further action. We also find that the perceived cost of mitigation cannot sufficiently explain the lack of action, implying that other factors are at play. Subsequent research will use the remaining pilot survey data to analyze correlates of these indices to inform private and public sector stakeholders on how to incentivize risk reduction through structural mitigations. This article is part of a Special Issue on "Adapting to Water Impacts of Climate Change" edited by Debra Javeline, Nives Dolšak, and Aseem Prakash. All the best, Debra ***** Debra Javeline Associate Professor | Department of Political Science | University of Notre Dame | 2060 Jenkins Nanovic Halls | Notre Dame, IN 46556 | tel: <tel:(574)%20631-2793> 574-631-2793 Fellow, <http://kroc.nd.edu/> Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, <http://nd.edu/~kellogg/> Kellogg Institute for International Studies, <http://nanovic.nd.edu/> Nanovic Institute for European Studies Core faculty, <http://germanandrussian.nd.edu/russian/faculty/program-faculty/RussianandEa stEuropeanStudies.shtml> Russian and East European Studies Program Affiliated faculty, <http://environmentalchange.nd.edu/> Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
