Suitability Analysis

Suitability Analysis Priorities:

1. People

(Because the environment will ALWAYS outlast us)

2. Environment

(Because we need to be responsible)

3. Property

(This is how FEMA and our Capitalist Federal Legislation Officials consider climate resiliency)

Suitability Analysis Results:

Suitability Analysis: Methodology -- Official GIS Shapefiles

CONSIDERED SEPARATELY: the City of Austin Project Connect Equity Tool Layer (proxy 4 social vulnerability)
2016 TIGER Census Shapefile for Population Density
The City of Austin Public Facilities layer
EAL: EXPECTED ANNUAL LOSS

1. FEMA Layer: "HAIL_EALS Hail

2. FEMA Layer: "ISTM_EALS Ice Storm

3. FEMA Layer: "DRGT_EALS Drought

4. FEMA Layer: "DRGT_EALS Lighting

(converted into rasters for suitability analysis)

References:

FEMA's Interactive GIS data explore tool: https://hazards.fema.gov/nri/map
Austin Layers: https://austin.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=799dbd68b43a4d9d8c0292befe8c9b34
FEMA Layers: https://hazards.fema.gov/nri/determining-risk

Vulnerable Population Proxy Data:

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