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Household migration in disaster impact analysis: incorporating behavioural responses to risk

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Detailed estimates of economy-wide disaster losses provide important inputs for disaster risk management. The most common models used to estimate losses are input–output (IO) and computable general equilibrium (CGE) models. A key strength of these models is their ability to capture the ripple effects, whereby the impacts of a disaster are transmitted to regions and sectors that are not directly affected by the event. One important transmission channel is household migration. Changes in the spatial distribution of people are likely to have substantial impacts on local labour and housing markets. In this paper, we argue that IO and CGE models suffer from limitations in representing household migration under disaster risk. We suggest combining IO and CGE models with agent-based models to improve the representation of migration in disaster impact analysis.

Source: Natural Hazards

DOI: 10.1007/s11069-017-2763-0

Authors: Trond G. Husby, Elco E. Koks

Institutions: Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Language: English

Topic: Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, No poverty

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,990