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Abstract
Climate adaptation through pre-disaster relocation changes household mobility, employment access, and urban opportunity. Relocated households may experience longer commutes, reduced access to services, or improved safety depending on destination choice and metropolitan form. Polycentric development can provide alternative opportunity centers, but only when sub-centers are affordable and accessible. Studies on agglomeration economies explain how commercial establishments cluster across urban space, while commuting matrix estimation and counterfactual analysis provide tools for measuring travel changes. Built environment effects on housing prices further determine whether adaptation policies expand or restrict household choice. Urban morphology research adds local spatial structure by linking block size and street integration to accessibility. This literature cluster supports adaptation planning that evaluates not only flood exposure but also commuting redistribution, urban form, and long-term access to opportunity.
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