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The purpose of this research effort is to develop a flood-specific SVI (TX F-SVI) for
Texas that considers and utilizes parameters applicable and relevant to providing
information on social vulnerability to flooding. Certain social conditions influence a
household’s ability to prepare for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from
flooding events. For example, some factors – people working at lower wage jobs, as
well as those unable to work or underemployed, those who live in aging housing or with
poor access to telecommunication infrastructure, and seniors and people with
disabilities who face challenges evacuating – are underlying vulnerability factors that
lead to differential outcomes when a flood event occurs. The TX F-SVI developed in this
project specifically considers the characteristics of Texans in building a composite social
vulnerability index for flooding. This research was financially supported by the Texas
Water Development Board and conducted by an academic research team from the
University of Texas at Austin and Princeton University. |
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The purpose of this research effort is to develop a flood-specific SVI (TX F-SVI) for
Texas that considers and utilizes parameters applicable and relevant to providing
information on social vulnerability to flooding. Certain social conditions influence a
household’s ability to prepare for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from
flooding events. For example, some factors – people working at lower wage jobs, as
well as those unable to work or underemployed, those who live in aging housing or with
poor access to telecommunication infrastructure, and seniors and people with
disabilities who face challenges evacuating – are underlying vulnerability factors that
lead to differential outcomes when a flood event occurs. The TX F-SVI developed in this
project specifically considers the characteristics of Texans in building a composite social
vulnerability index for flooding. This research was financially supported by the Texas
Water Development Board and conducted by an academic research team from the
University of Texas at Austin and Princeton University. |
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R. Patrick Bixler¹
Paola Passalacqua²
Eric Tate³
Daniel F. Feldmeyer³
Sarah Traore¹
Tamar Farchy¹
Shelly Hoover³
1. LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
2. Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering,
University of Texas at Austin
3. Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment, Princeton
University |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and other agencies in Texas utilize Social</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Vulnerability Indices (SVIs) for a variety of flood risk management purposes including,</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>but not limited to, flood planning and allocation of flood mitigation funding. There are two</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>widely available sources of SVIs: first, the Social Vulnerability Index (SoVI) from the</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Hazards and Vulnerability Institute at the University of South Carolina; second, the SVI</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>created by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry at the Centers for</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Disease Control (CDC). Both are primarily used at the census tract scale and are</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>developed across the geographic domain of the United States. SoVI and SVI are</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>agnostic to the type of hazard for which social vulnerability is being modeled. Although</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>these existing SVIs have a wide range of applicable uses, they are customized neither</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>for flood hazard, nor for Texas.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN><SPAN>The data and information presented in geospatial dataset is the best available information provided to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) by its data contributors for planning purposes. The information may not be represented in real-time and should not be considered as exact conditions in your area. Neither the State of Texas nor the TWDB assumes any legal liability or responsibility or makes any guarantees or warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of the information for any purpose. This dataset was developed as a collaboration between TWDB, the University of Texas at Austin, and Princeton University.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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