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Household-Targeted Hurricane Warnings for Effective Evacuation: Case Study of Hurricane Irma in North Miami Beach
Severe damage caused by past hurricanes calls for more effective evacuation in high-risk areas. Existing warning systems often define coarse-grained warning zones without consideration of the built environment. This research designed a targeted risk communication process based on the building-level hurricane risks considering hurricane wind speed, land use, and flooding risks. To evaluate the communication process in motivating evacuation, we utilized agent-based modeling to simulate the local households’ evacuation decision-making and compare the simulation outcomes with the real-world mobility data collected from over 758 smart devices during Hurricane Irma in North Miami Beach. The comparison outcome showed that household-targeted risk communication can better motivate residents at high risk to make timely decisions to evacuate. This research integrates human, environmental, and hazard factors in disaster risk communication. The research improves the understanding of information and human behavior interactions under emergency response situations. It contributes to fine-scale risk assessment and nuanced warnings for more effective risk mitigation and disaster response.
Household-Targeted Hurricane Warnings for Effective Evacuation: Case Study of Hurricane Irma in North Miami Beach
Severe damage caused by past hurricanes calls for more effective evacuation in high-risk areas. Existing warning systems often define coarse-grained warning zones without consideration of the built environment. This research designed a targeted risk communication process based on the building-level hurricane risks considering hurricane wind speed, land use, and flooding risks. To evaluate the communication process in motivating evacuation, we utilized agent-based modeling to simulate the local households’ evacuation decision-making and compare the simulation outcomes with the real-world mobility data collected from over 758 smart devices during Hurricane Irma in North Miami Beach. The comparison outcome showed that household-targeted risk communication can better motivate residents at high risk to make timely decisions to evacuate. This research integrates human, environmental, and hazard factors in disaster risk communication. The research improves the understanding of information and human behavior interactions under emergency response situations. It contributes to fine-scale risk assessment and nuanced warnings for more effective risk mitigation and disaster response.
Household-Targeted Hurricane Warnings for Effective Evacuation: Case Study of Hurricane Irma in North Miami Beach
Gao, Shangde (author) / Wang, Yan (author) / Wang, Qi (author)
Construction Research Congress 2022 ; 2022 ; Arlington, Virginia
Construction Research Congress 2022 ; 1116-1124
2022-03-07
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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