http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/tag/hazard/rss/ Latest news for hazard at One|Arch en hazard Copyright (c) 2020, One|Arch Wed, 29 May 2013 17:36:37 -0500 http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2013/5/29/floodplain-losspredictor/ The 100-year floodplain, a longstanding metric for determining the chance of an area’s inundation by flood waters, appears to be an inaccurate measure for predicting potential flood-related loss, said Samuel Brody, professor of urban planning at Texas A&M. Wed, 29 May 2013 17:36:37 -0500 http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2013/5/29/floodplain-losspredictor/ coastal systems environment hazard hazard reduction & recovery honors landscape architecture & urban planning planning research sustainability http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2013/4/26/vulnerability-mapping/ Emergency management planners could reduce losses and strengthen community resilience by mapping socially vulnerable areas and focusing hazard mitigation efforts where they are most needed, said Shannon Van Zandt, a Texas A&M urban planning professor. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:40:09 -0500 http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2013/4/26/vulnerability-mapping/ chud gallery environment hazard hazard reduction & recovery housing & urban development landscape architecture & urban planning planning research rss sustainability http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2013/2/15/hurricane-uncertainty-reasearch/ In the first large-scale study of its kind, Texas A&M researchers are investigating how storm forecast graphics, such as those depicting potential storm paths with cone-shaped regions of uncertainty, influence public decision making during hazard events. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:49:15 -0600 http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2013/2/15/hurricane-uncertainty-reasearch/ environment hazard hazard reduction & recovery interdisciplinary landscape architecture & urban planning partnerships planning research rss http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2012/8/2/van-zandt-grant/ Researchers at Texas A&M's Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center are investigating why the proliferation of hazard mitigation planning by local governmental agencies in disaster prone regions along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts has not significantly reduced their vulnerability. Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:56:31 -0500 http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2012/8/2/van-zandt-grant/ building a better texas coa gallery environment hazard hazard reduction & recovery housing & urban development hrrc gallery land development landscape architecture & urban planning laup gallery partnerships planning research rss sustainability urban systems