Hurricane Harvey

Conference Sheds Light on How Harvey-Affected Children Can Tackle Trauma

Following Hurricane Harvey, the focus of childhood trauma was heightened but are there lasting impacts being missed?

In Northeast Houston, Residents, Nonprofits and the City Work Together After Harvey Toward Recovery

One of the many communities affected by Hurricane Harvey, Northeast Houston's recovery has been slow. But one community fair that sought to flip the top-down recovery script offered hope.

Urban Review: The Hurricane-Resistant House, Limits of Homeownership and Problems with Translating Dutch Flood Fighting

This week, the home that survived Hurricane Michael, rethinking homeownership as a wealth creator for all and why the Dutch model for flood mitigation might not work so well in Houston and beyond.

Amid Rising Risks, Is Houston Doing Enough to Be Resilient?

The largest threat to Houston's economy is flooding, but that's not the norm around the world.

Urban Review: Hot or Not Cities, Texas vs. Online Voter Registration and Smarter Disaster Spending

This week, a new map estimates increasing temperatures by 2100 across the globe, thousands of Texas voters thought they had registered to vote but the state says not so fast, a shot at more pre-mitigation disaster dollars and more.

Q+A: Disaster, Greening and Displacement

BCNUEJ | Reflections from a resiliency and environmental justice expert on how greening strategies after Hurricane Harvey are connecting to displacement.

Urban Review: Hot Cities, Emergency Prep in Houston and Another Anti-Homeless Ordinance Struck Down

This week, as cities heat up, how are they addressing rising temperatures? Plus, a look at newly released data on self-reported emergency preparedness in the Houston metropolitan area, the latest court ruling on a sidewalk sleeping ban in Boise and more.

Evictions Before and After Harvey

While some areas saw marked increases, others experienced high numbers of eviction case filings before and after the storm.

Why the Flood Bond is Important But Not Enough

There's no way to flood-proof Houston, but making it more prepared will take a variety of approaches and a lot of coordination.

People With Disabilities Are Pushing for More Inclusive Rescue and Recovery Programs In Harvey's Wake

Much of the attention around the storm’s anniversary will focus on megaprojects, but, efforts to create equitable human recovery, especially for the most vulnerable, cannot be lost in the shuffle.

Lessons from Harvey: Crisis Informatics for Urban Resilience

This report suggests that public agencies work closely with social media companies and the operators of crowdsourced sites to install plans to incorporate these systems into the disaster recovery process.

What Twitter Can Teach Us About Hurricane Harvey

Platforms like Twitter can capture immediate, on-the-ground needs in an unfolding disaster and can help fill gaps in response.

Buyouts Bring Promise and Challenges to Flood-Affected Homeowners

For some, buyouts are a lifeline, but for others, they represent a loss of community and limited options to move on.

One Year Later: What We've Learned Since Harvey

From assessing need to evaluating mitigation techniques, a number of good studies have advanced the region's flooding and resiliency knowledge but more is needed.

Flood Control Bond Has Support, Skepticism As Early Voting Begins

Early voting began Wednesday, with election day on Aug. 25, the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey's landfall.