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HURRICANE RESCUE
Resilience by Design - Martin Pena, Puerto Rico
ROLE
UX Designer & UX Researcher
TEAM
3 Team Members
TOOL
Figma
Photoshop
ArchGIS
TIMELINE
2019 Summer
Introduction
PROBLEM
Provide design solution to improve social resilience in areas prone to flooding and most vulnerable to disasters like Hurricane Maria and Irma.
GOAL
How might we prepare the Martin Pena community and help them be more resilient to future floods/hurricanes
PROCESS
Team visited to San juan, Puerto Rico to understand the ground realities.
USER AND STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS
Martine Pena Community is located in a floodplain and a high-risk zone.
ENLACE: Meet this local independent organization to understand there public policy related to Martin Pen area.
We walked through the floodplain area and conversed with residents to comprehend their distress and challenges in the aftermath of a hurricane.
USER STORIES
INSIGHTS
90% of the community is relocated every hurricane session
We conducted interviews with residents living in flood-prone areas of Martin Pena, and we consolidated the insights gained from these interviews to improve preparedness both before and after hurricanes.
OPPORTUNITIES
COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
Existing products addressed some of the pain points, but no one product did it all.
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