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Second Homes and Vulnerability after Superstorm Sandy in Ortley Beach, New Jersey

Pages 583-592 | Received 01 Sep 2017, Accepted 01 Nov 2017, Published online: 05 Apr 2018
 

Abstract

Why is Ortley Beach, New Jersey, known as Superstorm Sandy's ground zero? This article employs qualitative vulnerability analysis to understand why vulnerability of second homes in Ortley Beach resulted in dune failure and slow rebuilding after Sandy. The second-home owners who largely make up the community in Ortley Beach are identified as the key vulnerable group. This group's lack of political representation and financial compensation after Sandy increased house damage and slowed rebuilding. Identifying the level of vulnerability of the majority group in a location is paramount to understanding how the community recovers from a disaster. Such identification can also aid in preparing communities, especially for types of disasters they have not yet encountered.

为何新泽西州欧特雷海滩以“超级飓风珊蒂的原爆点” 闻名?本文运用质性脆弱性分析, 理解欧特雷海滩二房的脆弱性为何在珊蒂过后导致了海岸沙丘的失效与重建缓慢。大幅构成欧特雷海滩社区的二房所有者, 被指认为主要的脆弱群体。珊蒂飓风过后, 该群体由于缺乏政治代表和经济补偿, 因而增加了房屋损坏并放缓了重建。指认一地中的主要群体的脆弱性层级, 对于理解该社区如何从灾害中回復而言至关重要。此般指认同时能够促进社区灾害预防, 特别是针对他们从未经历过的灾害类别。

¿Por qué se conoce la Playa Ortley, Nueva Jersey, como terreno cero de la Supertormenta Sandy? Este artículo emplea análisis cualitativo de vulnerabilidad para entender porqué la vulnerabilidad de las segundas casas de Playa Ortley resultaron en fallo de las dunas y lenta reconstrucción después de Sandy. Los propietarios de segundas casas, que constituyen la mayoría de la comunidad en Playa Ortley, son identificados como un grupo vulnerable. La falta de representación política y de compensación financiera de este grupo después de Sandy aumentó el daño a viviendas y retrasó la reconstrucción. Identificar el nivel de vulnerabilidad del grupo mayoritario en una localización es muy importante para entender cómo se recupera de un desastre la comunidad. Tal identificación también puede ayudar a preparar las comunidades, especialmente para tipos de desastres que ellos todavía no han tenido que enfrentar.

Acknowledgment

I thank Yurika Kato for assisting with the figure.

Additional information

Funding

This research was supported by the National Science Foundation BCS-1151288 award.

Notes on contributors

So-Min Cheong

SO-MIN CHEONG is an Associate Professor of Geography at University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045. E-mail: [email protected]. Her research interests are disaster management, climate change adaptation, and human–environment interactions.

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