Reservoir construction in Houston. Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Buyouts, another reservoir, tougher development regulations, all of these options are on the table for Houston and Harris County after Hurricane Harvey. And many appear to have broad public support, according to a recently released survey from the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs in collaboration with two Rice University researchers. “Everybody is for everything,” said Bob Stein, a political science professor at Rice University and one of the researchers behind the survey at a conference on flood mitiga ..read more

Grant Patterson On Wednesday February 21, Harriet Tregoning will speak at the Kinder Institute Forum at the MFAH Brown Auditorium about community disaster recovery and resilience. Over the course of several decades, Harriet Tregoning’s career has placed her at the crux of debates around resilience, sustainability and disaster recovery across a range of platforms and jurisdictions. Her rise has been steady and she is recognized as operating at the cutting edge of resiliency practice, pushing forward-thinking planning. “Honestly not a lot of people are thinking about the future,” Tregoning sai ..read more