Decisions made by human beings during federal disaster response may not be perfect, which can lead to unintended biases in who receives what aid, when. For instance, wealthier communities may receive aid more rapidly than low-income communities, since aid is often allocated based on cost-benefit criteria. But disadvantaged communities suffer the same or more from disasters. For example, during Katrina and Harvey, areas with the worst flood damage were predominantly minority communities. Equitable disaster management considers not only resource deployment, but also the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of those impacted. 10x will investigate a decision support tool for promoting equity-centered disaster mgmt., which could incorporate socio-economic, demographic, infrastructural, climatological and weather data to estimate exposure and risks to vulnerable communities and how the gov’t can respond to disasters in a way that leaves no one behind.
An idea submitted by civil servants at:Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Decisions made by human beings during federal disaster response may not be perfect, which can lead to unintended biases in who receives what aid, when. For instance, wealthier communities may receive aid more rapidly than low-income communities, since aid is often allocated based on cost-benefit criteria. But disadvantaged communities suffer the same or more from disasters. For example, during Katrina and Harvey, areas with the worst flood damage were predominantly minority communities. Equitable disaster management considers not only resource deployment, but also the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of those impacted. 10x will investigate a decision support tool for promoting equity-centered disaster mgmt., which could incorporate socio-economic, demographic, infrastructural, climatological and weather data to estimate exposure and risks to vulnerable communities and how the gov’t can respond to disasters in a way that leaves no one behind.
An idea submitted by civil servants at: Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency