This approach, they argue, is necessary to better understand and uplift Black spatial knowledge and experiences of disasters. By co-creating new definitions of environmental hazards, disasters, and disaster preparedness with Black residents in West Baltimore, the research team and their community partner identified how hazards and disasters can perpetuate anti-Black violence. They also highlighted everyday acts of resistance and Black repair that emerge through community-centered approaches to disaster preparedness.
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