Post-hurricane housing and environmental resilience in Mazatlán: perceived habitability after extreme weather events

Hurricanes test the habitability of dwellings in coastal cities of the Mexican Pacific. Using the preliminary data cut from the survey of project FZ-EX-0001 on the Factoriza UAS platform, this study described the initial behaviour of a five-item instrument with two dimensions, Perceived habitability and protection and Willingness to modify the dwelling, among residents of Mazatlán. With a cross-sectional design, 8 cases out of a target of 100 were analysed while data collection remained open. Descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s alpha, McDonald’s omega total and an exploratory factor analysis were estimated. The habitability and protection dimension showed high internal consistency (α = .909; ω = .930), and the factor analysis, with KMO = .832, suggested one factor explaining 74.09% of the variance, with a negative loading of the willingness-to-modify item. Respondents considered that their dwelling remained habitable after recent hurricanes but were more reserved about its preparedness for future events, and those who perceived it as less protective were more willing to modify it. With 1.6 cases per item, the results are promising but do not yet constitute conclusive validity evidence.