Crises, Networks, and Socioeconomic Inequalities: How Disasters Shape Human Behaviour

ABSTRACT
How do different types of disasters affect the behaviour of people from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds? Are there systematic differences in how these groups respond?
In this talk, Timur presents his research on the effects of natural disasters (specifically wildfires and hurricanes) on human relocation patterns. He highlights how these events can reinforce or reshape socioeconomic segregation, offering new insights into the unequal impacts of crises on society.

SHORT BIO
Timur Naushirvanov is a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Network Science. His research focuses on how different types of disasters shape human behaviour across socioeconomic groups, with a particular emphasis on relocation patterns. More broadly, he is interested in the interplay between global events and environmental systems, and how environmental changes, in turn, influence societal dynamics. In his free time, he enjoys exploring sports and learning new things.