More than half of Miami-Dade County residents will face pressure to move as rising seas push residents inland to reach higher ground, a new study finds
CLIMATEWIRE | More than half of the 2.6 million residents in the Miami area will experience “climate gentrification” and pressure to relocate if sea levels rise by 40 inches, according to a study published Monday.
In Miami-Dade, many minority neighborhoods with lower income levels sit higher than rich beachfront areas. Miami’s famous Little Haiti neighborhood, which is 10 feet above sea level and where nearly half the residents live below the poverty line, has experienced a recent surge in development and property values, raising concerns about displacement.
Seeteram and her team started their analysis by designating each of Miami-Dade’s 700 census tracts as very vulnerable, moderately vulnerable or not vulnerable based on 13 socioeconomic factors relating to income, race, education and elderly population. The researchers then classified the Miami-Dade population into four categories based on their risk from sea-level rise.
The remaining 56 percent will be “displaced” due to rising housing costs as people move in from flood-prone areas.
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