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Disasters in urban context.

Fran H Norris1

  • 1Department of Psychology, Urban Life, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA. fnorris@gsu.edu

Journal of Urban Health : Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
|August 30, 2002
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Disaster research examines health outcomes and risk factors. Urban disaster contexts may uniquely influence survivors through factors like ethnic diversity and support systems.

Area of Science:

  • Disaster research
  • Public health
  • Urban studies

Background:

  • Disasters pose significant risks to health and mental health.
  • Existing research identifies various individual and event-level risk factors.
  • The role of urban environments in disaster outcomes requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide an overview of current disaster research.
  • To summarize known prevalence, stressors, and outcomes.
  • To explore the unique aspects of urban disaster contexts.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of disaster research.
  • Synthesis of findings on risk factors and outcomes.
  • Theoretical argument on urban disaster salience.

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Main Results:

  • Disaster prevalence, stressors, and outcomes are documented.
  • Individual, sample, and event-level risk factors are identified.
  • Urban context does not inherently increase or decrease individual survivor risk.

Conclusions:

  • Urban disasters present unique challenges and opportunities for research.
  • Extraindividual exposure, ethnic diversity, and support deterioration are key factors in urban settings.
  • Further investigation into ecological and collective aspects of urban disaster response is recommended.