AT: Symposium – Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium

The symposium will feature brief presentations by leading researchers and authors on the consortium’s 2019 body of work. A social Q&A session will follow the presentations with authors, funders, and attendees. Refreshments will be provided.

The Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium will host a symposium and social hour for the public on May 14, 2019 from 3:30 – 6:00 p.m.
About this Event

The symposium will feature brief presentations by leading researchers and authors on the consortium’s 2019 body of work. A social Q&A session will follow the presentations with authors, funders, and attendees. Refreshments will be provided.

*Note: links to the published reports are below. Please download in advance. Limited copies will be available at the event.

3:30 p.m.

Welcome

Presenter/s: Huitt-Zollars Consortium Project Manager

3:40 p.m.

Affordable Multi-Family Housing: Risks and Opportunities

Presenter/s: Community Design Resource Center-University of Houston / Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research / LISC Houston

Q&A

4:00 p.m.

Cypress Creek & Western Watershed Analysis of Flooding & Future Storage

(to be published May 9, 2019)

Presenter/s: SSPEED Center / Texas Southern University

Greens Bayou Watershed Analysis & Resiliency Planning – Preview

(to be published Fall 2019)

Presenter/s: Community Design Resource Center-University of Houston / SSPEED

Q&A

4:30 p.m.

Research Paper 1: Detention and Drainage Regulations

Presenter/s: Huitt-Zollars Consortium Project Manager / HARC

Research Paper 2: Development Regulations

Presenter/s: Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research / Texas Southern University / HARC

Q&A

5:00 p.m.

The consortium’s second report

(to be published May 13, 2019)

Presenter/s: Huitt-Zollars Consortium Project Manager + TBD

5:15 p.m.

Conclusion & Remarks

Following the closing remarks, attendees are invited to a social Q&A session with authors and funders.

The BRC is centrally located in the Medical Center with convenient access via the METRORail Red Line via METRO routes 56 and 84 and to underground parking.

The event is free and open to the public – registration is encouraged.
The Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium includes the Greater Houston area’s leading researchers focused on landscape-scale and neighborhood-level flood mitigation strategies that are feasible and have high potential for impact. The consortium is funded with support from Houston Endowment, Kinder Foundation, and the Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation with additional support from the Walton Family Foundation, Cullen Foundation, Harte Charitable Foundation and The Brown Foundation.