Disasterology: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis—A Memoir and Expert Analysis of Our World's Growing Vulnerability to Natural Disasters

by Samantha Montano

This is particularly frustrating because often it was housing, transportation, and development policies that pushed people of color and marginalized groups into these more physically vulnerable areas in the first place. Then, the risk in these neighborhoods is further compounded as they receive less investment in mitigation measures (e.g., drainage, infrastructure maintenance).