A comparative study of single family and multifamily housing recovery following 1992 Hurricane Andrew in Miami-Dade County, Florida

摘要

Anecdotal evidence in disaster studies suggests that multifamily housing takeslonger to recover than single family homes, but almost no studies have providedquantitative evidence to clarify this ?multifamily home lag? phenomenon. This researchexamines the recovery of single family, duplex, and apartment complex housing in southMiami-Dade County, Florida, after 1992 Hurricane Andrew to determine if there isindeed a "multifamily home lag." This research also provides a better understanding ofthe factors influencing the recovery trajectories of these three housing types.The findings of this research indicate that duplexes and apartment buildings haveslower recovery trajectories than single family dwellings. In addition, rental housing,housing that sustained higher levels of damage, and single family dwellings andduplexes located in predominately non-Hispanic Black neighborhoods showsignificantly slower recovery trajectories. The analyses specific to apartment buildingsalso finds that apartment buildings with fewer than 10 units have significantly slower recovery trend than apartment buildings with more than 50 units.