Compounding disaster
Perceptions of coastal risk, extreme events, and oil and gas energy production in the Gulf of Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13065613 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Victoria C Ramenzoni (0000-0002-0387-6441, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author), Lisa Comparini (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi), Amy Houlihan (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi), Pamela Meyer (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi), Pamela Brouillard (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 117 |
| Pages | 103735-103735 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Energy Research & Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2214-6296 • E-ISSN: 2214-6326 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103735 |
| OpenAlex | W4401924206 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 42 |
With more than five million people living in proximity to oil and gas (OGA) infrastructure, the state of Texas has the largest population at risk for developing health problems attributable to the industry in the U.S. The interaction between environmental and technological events, one kind of compound disaster events, has the potential to increase future health risks and aggravate existing social and environmental impacts. To identify current knowledge and awareness of the risks of compound disasters among residents, this article presents findings from interviews conducted in 2017 and 2019 with key stakeholders from Corpus Christi, Texas. The city is a hub of OGA production and transport and has recently suffered from the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey. The primary set of interviews (n: 23) is also complemented by the analysis of 2 other collections (n: 20) from residents who were affected by Hurricane Harvey and which are stored at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's library. Findings underscore the lack of awareness of OGA activities in general and of problems related to environmental racism. We also found a normalization of the impacts of small oil incidents among respondents and biased perceptions of development. Knowledge of the risk of compound events is rare, an issue that poses significant concerns for the future of these communities and their ability to prepare and mitigate. • Knowledge of compound disasters by oil and gas and climate events is rare among exposed populations in Texas. • Frequency of compound events mixing natural and technological causes is poised to increase in the Gulf. • Key gaps persist in our understanding of the whole set of impacts from the hydrocarbon industry. • Normalization of exposure to oil and gas pollutants and future risks is prevalent. • Lack of awareness of environmental justice issues is also prevalent among exposed residents
Compounding · Economics · Energy (signal processing · Environmental protection · Geography · Oil spill · Physics · Production (economics · Disaster Management and Resilience · Environmental Science · Medicine · Risk and Safety Analysis · Risk Perception and Management · Geology · Oceanography
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Coping with technological disaster
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Climate Extremes and Compound Hazards in a Warming World
Gender and resilience in Gulf Coast communities
Examining the role of perceived discrimination stress, disaster communication, and community resilience perceptions in Hurricane Harvey stress reactions among Latinos in Texas
Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf Oil Spill
Environmental Justice
Health Disparities in the U.S. Gulf Coast
Explaining differential vulnerability to climate change
Unequal Protection Revisited
Disproportionately higher exposure to urban heat in lower-income neighborhoods
Associating Increased Chemical Exposure to Hurricane Harvey in a Longitudinal Panel Using Silicone Wristbands
Health Disparities and Climate Change
Advancing “no natural disasters” with care
Disasters and Social Inequalities
Post-disaster recovery and ongoing vulnerability
The Threats from Oil Spills
Identifying and Mapping Community Vulnerability
Organizing Hazards, Engineering Disasters? Improving the Recognition of Political-Economic Factors in the Creation of Disasters
Fishing Households, Social Support, and Depression after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Community Economic Identity
Addictive Economies
Does time heal all wounds? Community attachment, natural resource employment, and health impacts in the wake of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |