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The economic and social meanings of rebuilding on an unruly coast
This was originally published on The Exchange, via the Society for Economic Anthropology, in 2023. Why, after disasters, do communities keep rebuilding? And why, in particular, would they keep rebuilding certain problematic structures, like seawalls and piers? These are questions that often get asked every time another storm, or hurricane, hits a coastal town. It’s — read more