(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-05)
Tatum, Kimberly
As climate change leads to higher sea levels and stronger
storms, many coastal cities will be increasingly at risk of a major local
disaster destroying homes and vital urban infrastructure. Hurricane Katrina
demonstrated how such a disaster can result in displacement of many citizens
and how their social connections or existing disaster management procedures
push them towards other cities, where they may settle permanently. Atlanta,
as a major population center and transportation nexus for the south, should
expect to receive high numbers of people forced to flee other southern cities
in similar scenarios. This paper describes Atlanta’s migration shed: which
coastal areas typically send people to Atlanta, which are at highest risk of
future climate change impacts, and how many people could leave these areas
for Atlanta. The analysis includes examinations of disaster and non-disaster
migrations and sea level rise and storm vulnerability geographies in southern
coastal counties. The final section consists of recommendations for a
reevaluation of disaster preparedness considerations from a larger regional
perspective.
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-12)
Albert, Austin; Blaut, Avrahim; Bourget, Jean-Pierre; Kao, Mindy; Snyder Kelly, Anna; Reasoner, Jane; Samarripas, Stefen; Tatum, Kimberly; Welch, Anne; Kim, Anna Joo
Visitors to Georgia Tech need only to walk
a few minutes’ distance from campus to
find the Westside community, but they
will feel like they’re in a different world.
Though the area has made a significant
cultural contribution to Atlanta, in
recent years severe disinvestment has
led to high unemployment, high crime rates, low educational attainment, and other problems in the community. While
its neighbor to the east, Georgia Tech,
has grown and thrived, the Westside
has been left behind. Many residents
lack even basic computer access, for
example, making it even more difficult
to find work. This is the situation at the
doorstep of an internationally recognized
research university; but we don’t have to
accept it. This report proposes two areas of focus for Georgia Tech to take action for the
Westside:
1. A community RFP program to leverage
academic resources for neighboring
community projects.
2. Westside-supportive policies in
institutional procurement, hiring, and
diversity.
These recommendations are preliminary,
but have been designed with simple and
quick implementation in mind.