Assessing Social Equity in Disaster Preparation, Response, and Recovery
A bridge in Empire, LA remains closed almost 60 days after Hurricane Katrina in 2005
Photo by Robert Kaufmann/FEMA
Event Details
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 |
This event will be conducted virtually, and is open to the public.
Connection Details
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Webinar ID: 160 949 6947
About the Program
In this webinar, senior social scientist Melissa Finucane will review the complex nature of social equity—including contextual, procedural, and distributional equity dimensions—and how a robust, evidence-based approach is needed to measure progress toward equity in disaster contexts. Challenges in identifying underserved groups and selecting appropriate equity metrics will be discussed in the context of current policy initiatives to advance racial equity.
Presenter
Melissa L. Finucane
Senior Social and Behavioral Scientist
Melissa Finucane is a senior social and behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation. Her interdisciplinary and policy-oriented research focuses on understanding the human dimensions of environmental health risks.
Finucane is codirector of the RAND Climate Resilience Center, which supports innovative policy research and tool development to help decisionmakers at all levels adapt to the impacts of climate change. She is also director of the Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities, which aims to assess and address the impacts of disasters like oil spills, hurricanes, and the pandemic on coastal communities in the Gulf of Mexico.
Dr. Finucane's Full Biography »
Contact
For questions about the event, contact Kristin Sereyko at ksereyko@rand.org