Tate focuses his research on the nexus of natural hazards and society, particularly on vulnerability indicators, flood loss estimation, and geospatial modeling. He will discuss the current understanding of social vulnerability to floods, its measurement challenges using spatial indicators, and policy relevance in a national environment increasingly focused on social equity. Social processes are central to explaining and driving differential disaster impacts, such as who lives in the floodplain and who faces barriers in recovery. Scientific understanding of these processes has been used to develop social-vulnerability indicators. At Iowa, Tate teaches courses on water resources, natural hazards, environmental issues and environmental justice.
This event is part of the David Bradford Energy and Environmental Policy Seminar Series organized by the Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment (C-PREE) in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and co-sponsored by the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI).
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Bradford Seminar: “Flood-Vulnerable Populations: Who’s Exposed and Who Recovers?”
Tate focuses his research on the nexus of natural hazards and society, particularly on vulnerability indicators, flood loss estimation, and geospatial modeling. He will discuss the current understanding of social vulnerability to floods, its measurement challenges using spatial indicators, and policy relevance in a national environment increasingly focused on social equity. Social processes are central to explaining and driving differential disaster impacts, such as who lives in the floodplain and who faces barriers in recovery. Scientific understanding of these processes has been used to develop social-vulnerability indicators. At Iowa, Tate teaches courses on water resources, natural hazards, environmental issues and environmental justice.
This event is part of the David Bradford Energy and Environmental Policy Seminar Series organized by the Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment (C-PREE) in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and co-sponsored by the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI).
