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Unveiling spatial patterns of disaster impacts and recovery using credit card transaction fluctuations

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  • Faxi Yuan
  • Amir Esmalian
  • Bora Oztekin
  • Ali Mostafavi

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The objective of this study is to examine spatial patterns of disaster impacts and recovery of communities based on fluctuations in credit card transactions (CCTs). Such fluctuations could capture the collective effects of household impacts, disrupted accesses, and business closures and thus provide an integrative measure for examining disaster impacts and community recovery. Existing studies depend mainly on survey and sociodemographic data for disaster impacts and recovery effort evaluations, although such data has limitations, including large data collection efforts and delayed timeliness results. Also, there are very few studies have concentrated on spatial patterns of disaster impacts and short-term recovery of communities, although such investigation can enhance situational awareness during disasters and support the identification of disparate spatial patterns of disaster impacts and recovery in the impacted regions. This study examines CCTs data Harris County (Texas, USA) during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 to explore spatial patterns of disaster impacts and recovery duration from the perspective of community residents and businesses at ZIP-code and county scales, respectively, and to further investigate their spatial disparities across ZIP codes. The results indicate that individuals in ZIP codes with populations of higher income experienced more severe disaster impact and recovered more quickly than those located in lower income ZIP codes for most business sectors. Our findings not only enhance the understanding of spatial patterns and disparities in disaster impacts and recovery for better community resilience assessment but also could benefit emergency managers, city planners, and public officials in enhanced situational awareness and resource allocation.

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  • Faxi Yuan & Amir Esmalian & Bora Oztekin & Ali Mostafavi, 2022. "Unveiling spatial patterns of disaster impacts and recovery using credit card transaction fluctuations," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 49(9), pages 2378-2391, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirb:v:49:y:2022:i:9:p:2378-2391
    DOI: 10.1177/23998083221090246
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