Patrick W. Limber Evan B. Goldstein Rosie Dodd Scott B. Armstrong Eli D. Lazarus 2018 <p><span>Despite decades of regulatory efforts in the United States to decrease vulnerability in developed coastal zones, exposure of residential assets to hurricane damage is increasing — even in places where hurricanes have struck before. Comparing plan-view footprints of individual residential buildings before and long after major hurricane strikes, we find a systematic pattern of ‘building back bigger’ among renovated and new properties.</span></p> application/pdf 10.1038/s41893-018-0185-y en Nature Building back bigger in hurricane strike zones article