Chen and Colleagues Publish New Findings on Migration and Seismic Fatality
Posted: 12/26/2024 ()
In a study just released in Natural Hazards and Earth Systems Sciences, CSDE Affiliate Tzu-Hsin Karen Chen (Urban Planning and Design, Environmental and Occupational Health) and colleagues present a novel analysis of the theorized relationship between migration and fatalities during major earthquakes. The paper, lead-authored by Chen, highlights the role of migration in vulnerability to natural hazards and provides an innovative geospatial method to capture migration flows from tribal areas and low-income neighborhoods. This work is also the product of a cross-campus collaboration with Diana Ceballos from the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences. Read the full study here.