Anecdotal evidence in disaster studies suggests that multifamily housing takes
longer to recover than single family homes, but almost no studies have provided
quantitative evidence to clarify this “multifamily home lag” phenomenon. This research
examines the recovery of single family, duplex, and apartment complex housing in south
Miami-Dade County, Florida, after 1992 Hurricane Andrew to determine if there is
indeed a "multifamily home lag." This research also provides a better understanding of
the factors influencing the recovery trajectories of these three housing types.
The findings of this research indicate that duplexes and apartment buildings have
slower recovery trajectories than single family dwellings. In addition, rental housing,
housing that sustained higher levels of damage, and single family dwellings and
duplexes located in predominately non-Hispanic Black neighborhoods show
significantly slower recovery trajectories. The analyses specific to apartment buildings
also finds that apartment buildings with fewer than 10 units have significantly slower recovery trend than apartment buildings with more than 50 units.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-3078 |
| Date | 15 May 2009 |
| Creators | Lu, Jing-Chein |
| Contributors | Peacock, Walter Gillis |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Format | electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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