Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

Activities Publications Webinars


NNIP Partners have played a role in disaster preparedness and recovery. Their data holdings and ability to analyze information allow them to assess risk before disasters and help estimate the affected population and target recovery funding,
Related Activities:
A data-driven approach to combating food insecurity worsened by COVID-19
December 13, 2020
Kinder Institute for Urban Research   (Houston)


In August, Urban Harvest launched its mobile market to bring healthy and affordable food options to underserved areas with limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables. The nonprofit collaborated... [read more]

211 Requests for Assistance Maps in Austin Private
May 2020
(Inactive) Children's Optimal Health   (Austin*)


In collaboration with United Way of Greater Austin, Children's Optimal Health (COH) created a set of maps showing 211 requests for assistance across Austin’s multi-county MSA region. The 211... [read more]

Designing, Planning, and Paying for Resilience
June 14, 2018
Kinder Institute for Urban Research   (Houston)


Leading national experts discuss flood mitigation strategies, how these strategies interact with broader planning efforts and communities, and how to best pay for this work. They will explore a... [read more]

The Polis Center Helps Develop Multi-hazard Mitigation Plans
The Polis Center   (Indianapolis)


Since 2003, The Polis Center collaborated with universities, state agencies, and local governments to develop FEMA-funded multi-hazard mitigation plans that meet the federal Disaster Mitigation... [read more]

Related Publications:
Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
Framing page for The Role of Data in Times of Crisis and Recovery
October 9, 2017
Meeting Materials - By: Urban Institute
PDF


Facts for Features: Katrina Recovery
August 28, 2015
Report - By: Allison Plyer
Facts for Features: Katrina Recovery


The New Orleans Index at Ten Collection: Current and Future Flood Risk in Greater New Orleans
August 26, 2015
Report - By: David R. Johnson; Jordan R. Fischbach; Kenneth Kuhn
Current and Future Flood Risk in Greater New Orleans
Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
New York
Estimating Superstorm Sandy’s Impact on Renters
May 29, 2014
Presentation - By: Max Weselcouch
PDF
The Data Center
New Orleans
Inside New Orleans’ Data-Driven Recovery
December 18, 2013
News article - By: Nathan C. Martin
Link
The Data Center
New Orleans
The New Orleans Index at Eight: Video Briefing
September 19, 2013
Video - By: Allison Plyer
New Orleans Index at Eight: Video Briefing
The Data Center
New Orleans
The New Orleans Index at Eight
August 14, 2013
Report - By: Allison Plyer; Elaine Ortiz; Ben Horwitz; George Hobor
The New Orleans Index at Eight
Using administrative data to estimate population displacement and resettlement following a catastrophic U.S. disaster
November 29, 2009
Report - By: Allison Plyer; Joy Bonaguro; Ken Hodges
Link
(Inactive) Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project
Philadelphia
Flooding and the Region's Landscape, 2007
2007
Report - By: Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project

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Related Webinars:
NNIP Idea Showcase & Network Update, February 2021
February 18, 2021 - 2:00pm
Speaker: Trevor Mattos, Boston Indicators; Jeff Matson, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs; Jeff Williams, Community Data & Research Lab at the Johnson Center


Idea Showcases are 5 minute opportunities to highlight or talk about the great work our organizations are doing. We had a great line up for this showcase!  The Boston Indicators... [read more]



Related Stories:

The Kinder Institute Helps Houston’s Vulnerable Populations Get Harvey Relief
June 1, 2018

When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston in August 2017, the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University had spent the previous 18 months working with...

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