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Houston analiza el panorama de políticas tras el huracán Harvey
La “ciudad de los pantanos” considera hacer cambios en las normas de uso del suelo
May 2018, Spanish
A fines de agosto del año pasado, el huracán Harvey arrasó en Texas, causó inundaciones generalizadas y destrucción, y ahogó la región metropolitana de Houston, con más de 130 centímetros de lluvias en cuatro días. Harvey paralizó a Houston, la cuarta ciudad más grande del país y centro mundial de la industria petrolera, y puso […]
May 2018, Spanish
A fines de agosto del año pasado, el huracán Harvey arrasó en Texas, causó inundaciones generalizadas y destrucción, y ahogó la región metropolitana de Houston, con más de 130 centímetros de lluvias en cuatro días. Harvey paralizó a Houston, la cuarta ciudad más grande del país y centro mundial de la industria petrolera, y puso […]
Base de datos de lugares
Zonas industriales en reconstrucción en áreas de Houston propensas a inundaciones
May 2018, Spanish
Al enfrentarse a las secuelas que dejó el huracán Harvey, la Agencia de Protección Medioambiental informó que 13 de los 41 sitios federales de Superfund en Texas se habían inundado. La Comisión de Calidad Medioambiental de Texas indica 26 sitios federales y estatales de Superfund en el condado de Harris. Houston es la sede del […]
May 2018, Spanish
Al enfrentarse a las secuelas que dejó el huracán Harvey, la Agencia de Protección Medioambiental informó que 13 de los 41 sitios federales de Superfund en Texas se habían inundado. La Comisión de Calidad Medioambiental de Texas indica 26 sitios federales y estatales de Superfund en el condado de Harris. Houston es la sede del […]
The Empty House Next Door
Understanding and Reducing Vacancy and Hypervacancy in the United States
May 2018, English
May 2018, English
April 2018, English
St. Louis and Missouri Bank on Federal Spy Center
City and State Link Project to North Side Revival
April 2018, English
St. Louis officials exulted when the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) announced in June 2016 that it planned to stay in the city and build its new facility, Next NGA West, on the disinvested North Side. The $1.75 billion complex, known as the “spy center,” would be the largest federal project in St. Louis history, representing […]
April 2018, English
St. Louis officials exulted when the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) announced in June 2016 that it planned to stay in the city and build its new facility, Next NGA West, on the disinvested North Side. The $1.75 billion complex, known as the “spy center,” would be the largest federal project in St. Louis history, representing […]
Houston Surveys Post-Harvey Policy Landscape
The “Bayou City” Considers Land Use Rules Changes
April 2018, English
Late last August, Hurricane Harvey swept through Texas, causing widespread flooding and destruction when it stalled over the Houston metropolitan region, dumping over 50 inches of rain in four days. Harvey paralyzed Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city and a global center for the oil industry, and it tested the resilience of a state that’s home […]
April 2018, English
Late last August, Hurricane Harvey swept through Texas, causing widespread flooding and destruction when it stalled over the Houston metropolitan region, dumping over 50 inches of rain in four days. Harvey paralyzed Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city and a global center for the oil industry, and it tested the resilience of a state that’s home […]
New Lincoln Publication
Reinventing Development Regulations
April 2018, English
Reinventing Development Regulations By Jonathan Barnett and Brian W. Blaesser Every community across the land can and should revise their zoning and subdivision regulations—a move that will build sustainability and resilience, increase affordability, and improve quality of life, say the authors of a new book published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in October […]
April 2018, English
Reinventing Development Regulations By Jonathan Barnett and Brian W. Blaesser Every community across the land can and should revise their zoning and subdivision regulations—a move that will build sustainability and resilience, increase affordability, and improve quality of life, say the authors of a new book published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in October […]
Place Database
Houston-Area Brownfields Located in Flood Zones
April 2018, English
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the Environmental Protection Agency reported that 13 of the 41 federal Superfund sites in Texas had flooded. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality lists 26 federal and state Superfund sites in Harris County. Houston is the county seat. View the PDF version of this map for more detail and […]
April 2018, English
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the Environmental Protection Agency reported that 13 of the 41 federal Superfund sites in Texas had flooded. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality lists 26 federal and state Superfund sites in Harris County. Houston is the county seat. View the PDF version of this map for more detail and […]
