APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
The Role of Community Support in Natural Disaster Recovery: Examining Racial and Class Differences
- Taylar Johnson
University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Titus Boudreaux
University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Allie Fontenot
University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Jamillia McKinley
University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Manyu Li
University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Theresa Wozencraft
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Abstract
Black victims of natural disasters living in poverty experience greater losses than their white counterparts. Logistic regression analyses show these disparities persist even with community support, highlighting systemic inequities in federal disaster aid where race and social class intersect to undermine equitable recovery.
Racism and Discrimination
