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Bridging Diverse Knowledge Systems on Flooding and Flood-Related Disasters in Northeast Houston Communities: Proceedings of a Workshop - in Brief
Bridging Diverse Knowledge Systems on Flooding and Flood-Related Disasters in Northeast Houston Communities: Proceedings of a Workshop - in Brief
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. effects of flooding and other disasters on marginalized Community Partners in Northeast Houston communities and to identify strategies that they have Through community engagement, CEST built a trusted relationship with West Street Recovery (WSR)
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FIGURE 1 CEST survey zip codes (77016, 77020, 77026, 77028, and 77078) within Northeast Houston super neighborhoods.a Locator map a)
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to bridge community knowledge (like the lived experi- Demographics of Survey Respondents and NE Houston/Houston Residents ences of flood survivors) and CEST knowledge (like data The CEST survey found that respondents had both similar from the CEST discussions and survey)
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mold from polluted water, worsening existing health Flood Risk Communication Preferences issues like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary The CEST survey found that NE Houston residents' top disease, said Brown. three preferred sources for information on flooding were Flood Risk and Flooding Hotspots Near Environmental Hazards local news meteorologists, local emergency management, Data from the CEST survey were used to calculate a flood and the mayor or city manager, said Flores.
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More Socially Vulnerable Neighborhoods Experienced Greater Flooding Barriers to Post-Harvey Recovery and Poor Mental Health The flooding from Harvey was the most destructive the "Recovery from the Recovery" city had seen, said panelist Omolola Adepoju, Director of Many NE Houston residents experienced poor mental Research at the Humana Integrated Health Sciences Insti health as they tried to recover from Harvey, said Brown. tute and a clinical associate professor at the Family Col Using the phrase the "recovery from the recovery," lege of Medicine at the University of Houston: "Houston Brown and workshop participants from NE Houston is very diverse, but very segregated," Adepoju said, adding described a cycle where residents felt stress, anxiety, that not all neighborhoods experienced the same extent guilt, shame, frustration, and worsening of existing of flooding from Harvey.
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position where they think they don't mean anything to Harvey, COVID-19, and Poor Mental Health for SE Texas Residents anyone." Likewise, CEST survey respondents reported Panelist Rashida Callender, a research associate at Rice multiple barriers when trying to access disaster assis- University, talked about the Texas Flood Registry (TFR) 20 tance (including mental health services)
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as little as $19 million has been spent on flood mitigation along the Green Bayou compared to $350 million spent on Disparities in Flood-Reduction Policies between Houston Neighborhoods flood mitigation along a comparable watershed with simPanelist Malini Roy, a research associate at TAMU's Haz ilar flood risk and population size. Part of the issue is how ard Reduction & Recovery Center, looked at differences the federal cost-benefit analysis makes funding decisions, in the City of Houston's official plans (e.g., development, with requirements that are hard to meet when property public works, sustainability, transportation, and neigh values are low, and with policies that prioritize home borhood level)
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is now more than 58 years old -- which Flood-Resilience Projects: Spotlight on Green Infrastructure is 14 years older than the median for Harris County. Green Infrastructure in New Orleans, LA Between 2010–2019, Harris County had more than 300 Panelist Dana Nunez Brown, a professional landscape federally funded flood mitigation projects; of those, architect based in New Orleans, LA, talked about using only 13 were in NE Houston; and of those, zero focused green infrastructure to reduce flooding, while also pro on drainage infrastructure improvements.
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Flood-Resilience Projects: Spotlight on Resilience Hubs Community Lighthouses in New Orleans: "It's a Chance to Save Lives" BRIDGING KNOWLEDGE: ACTIONS THAT COULD ENHANCE Panelist Broderick Bagert, an organizer with Together FLOOD RESILIENCE IN NE HOUSTON New Orleans (TNO) , talked about turning churches and During each breakout session, participants were assigned community centers into independently powered hubs to three groups and asked to consider how the knowledge during and in the aftermath of disasters.
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Some participants quesparticipants to brainstorm flood mitigation solutions tioned whether collecting new data is always necessary or for NE Houston. They were asked to discuss key issues; if existing data that the community already has, as well list community assets and strengths; brainstorm short-, as other community assets, can be used to co-develop mid-, and long-term flood mitigation solutions; and and co-implement actions to enhance flood resilience.
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Community Leverage existing community assets Partner with decision- Ensure community voices are heard in the science to organize makers to implement better disaster planning and mitigation sphere stormwater infrastructure in Northeast Houston Hub houses Create more social ties with Develop community Buying out and repurposing land neighborhood organizations, benefits agreements including churches between developers and the community Their work to Identify similar and relevant flood Listen to the community to guide data-to reduce barriers mitigation solutions from other action implementation frameworks to access (e.g., areas language, blindness, and low mobility) Implement community disaster Conduct actionable research as required education programs through resources to implement their solutions workshops, door-knocks, and pamphlets/mailers "Nothing About Us Without Us" "Community Knowledge Is Valid" Participants from NE Houston also expressed a need The importance of trusting the community was a recurfor research to be community-centered and communi- ring theme: "Community knowledge is valid," Hirsch ty-driven: "Nothing about us without us," Brown said.
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; Houston Air Alliance; Humana Integrated Health Sciences Institute; Jacksonville State University; Northeast Action Collective; Rebuild Bay County; Rice University; Rock Whisperer; Texas A & M University; Texas Housers; Texas State University; Together New Orleans; University of Houston; University of North Texas; University of Texas at El Paso; WaterWise Gulf South Collective; West Street Recovery STAFF Charlene Milliken, Senior Program Officer; Francisca Flores, Program Officer; Laila Reimanis, Research Associate; Jessica Simms, Associate Program Officer; Juan Sandoval, Senior Program Assistant/Research Associate; Courtney Thompson, Associate Program Officer SPONSORS This workshop was supported by the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. For additional information regarding the workshop, visit: https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/39945_04-2023_ workshop-community-engagement-in-southeast-texas-pilot-project-to-enhance-community-capacity-and-resilienceto-floods-april-26-27-2023-houston-tx.
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