Hurricane Harvey 2017

This paper examines the link between property damage, flood insurance, and mortgage credit risk using a unique, loan-level database that combines post-disaster home inspection data, flood zone designations, and loan performance measures in the area

This study quantifies how urbanization and climatological trends influenced flooding in the greater Houston region during Hurricane Harvey. The region – characterized by extreme precipitation events, low topographic relief, and clay-dominated soils – is

The purpose of this report is to capture lessons learned from the General Land Office’s (GLO) response to Hurricane Harvey, with a focus on housing, which requires policy changes or administrative actions. The GLO’s administrative lessons learned for the

This brief is based on a Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance Post Event Review Capability (PERC) study analyzing the 2017 flooding in Houston following Hurricane Harvey. This document has been produced as summary pieces of key lessons learned regarding the

This brief is based on a Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance Post Event Review Capability (PERC) study analyzing the 2017 flooding in Houston following Hurricane Harvey. This document, and companion brief The Role of Businesses in Community Recovery, have

This report of the commission describes how the state of Texas responded to the disaster, and how Texans began the long road to recovery. 

This report highlights the critical importance of saving lives by having in place effective regional healthcare response coalitions in support of the response to and recovery from major disasters. The report is produced by the Global Resilience Institute