Population recovery in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina: exploring the potential role of stage migration in migration systems

In this research brief, we explore how places affected by natural disasters recover their populations through indirect, or "stage," migration. Specifically, we consider the idea that post-disaster impediments (e.g., housing and property damage) in disaster-affected areas spawn migration fl...

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Published in:Population and environment 2016-06, Vol.37 (4), p.449-463
Main Authors: DeWaard, Jack, Curtis, Katherine J., Fussell, Elizabeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BRIEF REPORT
Censuses
Cities
Climate change
Climate change migration
Demography
Disaster recovery
Disaster relief
Disasters
Employment
Environment
Geographic mobility
Geographic profiles
Housing
Human migration
Hurricanes
Internal migration
International migration
Migration
Natural disasters
Population
Population Economics
Population estimates
Population growth
Population migration
Property
Property damage
Public Health
Recovery
Rural urban migration
Social Sciences
Sociology
Statistical analysis
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Summary:In this research brief, we explore how places affected by natural disasters recover their populations through indirect, or "stage," migration. Specifically, we consider the idea that post-disaster impediments (e.g., housing and property damage) in disaster-affected areas spawn migration flows toward and, over time, to disaster-affected areas through intermediary destinations. Taking as our case Orleans Parish over a 5-year period after Hurricane Katrina, we show that stage migration accounted for up to about one-fourth of population recovery. We close by discussing the implications, limitations, and potential extensions of our work.
ISSN:0199-0039
1573-7810
DOI:10.1007/s11111-015-0250-7