The project seeks to analyze the exposure to flood risk of the school facilities and highlight the current capital budget the New York City's local government is spending to build new schools and improve existing schools.
Natural hazards cause a direct impact on students and teachers, damaging and destroying the school infrastructure. In the aftermath of a disaster, the education service is disruptive, impacting the school operations, learning, and teaching processes.
The Hurricane Sandy impacted in huge way New York’s City in 2012. The impacts were the following:
- Schools were closed for a week, 200 schools and 1,400 school buildings suffered serious damage.
- Students, teachers, and families were feeling the lasting effects of a traumatic experience.
- Schools were used as a shelter for the community.
- After two months, damaged buildings reopened
Impacts of Hurricane Sandy
