Rethinking Disaster Recovery and Mitigation Funding in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey

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dc.contributor.authorVillegas, Carlosen_US
dc.contributor.authorWowk, Kateryna (Katya)en_US
dc.contributor.authorShelton, Kyleen_US
dc.contributor.authorLightbourne, Jessecaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-05T21:04:24Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-03-05T21:04:24Zen_US
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.description.abstractThis research brief provides context about how the recovery process is unfolding in the Hurricane Harvey-affected region and how the area can prevent a similar situation from happening again. It examines how localities, states and the nation approach funding comprehensive disaster preparation, recovery and overall resilience. This report is a follow-up to a previous research brief on the complexities of disaster recovery funding. This report addresses three major areas. First, it examines challenges in Texas in securing effective hazard mitigation planning and resilience building to flood events. Second, it highlights the issues caused by a focus on short-term recovery funding and the shortfalls of one of the major long-term mitigation programs, the National Flood Insurance Program. Third, it addresses the gaps and negative incentives created by the current funding system and offers steps to improve accountability and encourage more proactive mitigation efforts. The Harvey-affected region is in the midst of an ongoing national conversation about how to shape future efforts at resilience and disaster preparation. The recommendations of this research brief offer suggestions about how we all might move the system forward.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVillegas, Carlos, Wowk, Kateryna (Katya), Shelton, Kyle, et al.. "Rethinking Disaster Recovery and Mitigation Funding in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey." (2018) Rice University and Kinder Institute for Urban Research: https://doi.org/10.25611/uguw-dotx.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalKI_2018_DisasterFundingen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.25611/uguw-dotxen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/105223en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherKinder Institute for Urban Researchen_US
dc.relation.urihttps://kinder.rice.edu/research/rethinking-disaster-recovery-and-mitigation-funding-wake-hurricane-harveyen_US
dc.rightsCopyright ©2018 by Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.titleRethinking Disaster Recovery and Mitigation Funding in the Wake of Hurricane Harveyen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
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