Housing Insecurity and Climate-Related Disasters in Underserved Communities: A Call for Action
Carlos Fuentes, Quenette Walton, Brenda Tijerina, Lauren Gilbert, Omolola Adepoju

TL;DR
This paper highlights how underserved communities face greater housing insecurity after natural disasters due to systemic inequities and calls for inclusive strategies to improve disaster preparedness.
Contribution
The study introduces community-driven insights into housing insecurity post-disasters in marginalized communities, emphasizing systemic inequities and actionable solutions.
Findings
Successive disasters worsen housing issues caused by gentrification in underserved communities.
Underserved communities rely on community-led support due to inequitable resource distribution post-disaster.
Systemic delays in relief services and distrust in local government hinder post-disaster recovery.
Abstract
Although natural disasters are equal opportunity events, research suggests that they place a disproportionate burden on minoritized communities. Examining the effects of these disasters is critical to increasing preparedness among our most vulnerable. This study aims to explore community experiences related to housing following natural disasters. Participants included members from three historically underserved Houston communities with Social Vulnerability Index rankings in the 80th percentile. Three town hall-style conversations were held within each community. Participants engaged in facilitated round-table discussions with open-ended questions. Notes were captured in real-time by both an assigned note-taker and a professional graphic recorder. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to identify themes, supported by research triangulation, reflexivity, and member checking for…
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Taxonomy
TopicsDisaster Management and Resilience · Community and Sustainable Development · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
