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Project 1
Project 1
Disaster Risk Awareness and Housing Resilience Planning for the Most Impacted and Distressed (HUD-MID) areas in Nebraska
Disaster Risk Awareness and Housing Resilience Planning for the Most Impacted and Distressed (HUD-MID) areas in Nebraska
Principal Investigator: Zhenghong Tang, Ph.D, Professor, Program Director, Community and Regional Planning Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Co-Investigator: Yunwoo Nam, Ph.D, Professor, Community and Regional Planning Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Funding Agency: Nebraska Department of Economic Development (Prime Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
Total Funding Amount: $1,000,000
Time: 2024-2025
This project is dedicated to analyzing the Most Impacted and Distressed (HUD-MID) areas identified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) within Dodge, Douglas, and Sarpy Counties, Nebraska. The primary focus is on evaluating the inherent flood risks prevalent in these regions. The eligible study area may extend to include State-MID areas, encompassing all counties declared as disaster zones pursuant to DR-4420. Three natural resources districts (NRDs) overlap with these three counties: Lower Elkhorn NRD, Lower Platte North NRD, and Papio-Missouri River NRD. Within this study area, twelve communities have been specifically earmarked for flood recovery planning by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
This project is dedicated to analyzing the Most Impacted and Distressed (HUD-MID) areas identified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) within Dodge, Douglas, and Sarpy Counties, Nebraska. The primary focus is on evaluating the inherent flood risks prevalent in these regions. The eligible study area may extend to include State-MID areas, encompassing all counties declared as disaster zones pursuant to DR-4420. Three natural resources districts (NRDs) overlap with these three counties: Lower Elkhorn NRD, Lower Platte North NRD, and Papio-Missouri River NRD. Within this study area, twelve communities have been specifically earmarked for flood recovery planning by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Study area map showing the most affected communities and the inundation areas along the major rivers in the Dodge, Douglas, and Sarpy Counties during the Spring 2019 flood
Project Objectives
This project aims to enhance awareness and resilience in flood-prone communities across Nebraska by employing strategies such as threat identification, direct community outreach, and meticulous mitigation planning. Specifically, the planning activities will address the various risks posed to communities, including the potential failure of certified levees, agricultural berms, embankments, road beds or grades, and other Levee-Like Structures (LLS) aligned along streams and rivers. These measures are designed to lower flood risk by safeguarding valuable assets. Additionally, the project will focus on identifying opportunities to bolster housing resilience. The planning project is structured around three interactive tasks outlined in the following sections, each to be completed within a two-year period. The Disaster Risk Awareness and Housing Resilience Planning Program will concentrate on areas with heightened disaster risk exposure, particularly residential zones at risk due to private levees. The program will specifically target counties that received a disaster declaration under DR-4420, zeroing in on flood hazard vulnerabilities that resulted in damage during the declared disaster (DR-4420).
This project aims to enhance awareness and resilience in flood-prone communities across Nebraska by employing strategies such as threat identification, direct community outreach, and meticulous mitigation planning. Specifically, the planning activities will address the various risks posed to communities, including the potential failure of certified levees, agricultural berms, embankments, road beds or grades, and other Levee-Like Structures (LLS) aligned along streams and rivers. These measures are designed to lower flood risk by safeguarding valuable assets. Additionally, the project will focus on identifying opportunities to bolster housing resilience. The planning project is structured around three interactive tasks outlined in the following sections, each to be completed within a two-year period. The Disaster Risk Awareness and Housing Resilience Planning Program will concentrate on areas with heightened disaster risk exposure, particularly residential zones at risk due to private levees. The program will specifically target counties that received a disaster declaration under DR-4420, zeroing in on flood hazard vulnerabilities that resulted in damage during the declared disaster (DR-4420).
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Project 2
Project 2
Enhance Resilience Capacity for Disadvantaged Communities and Tribes in the Midwest Region through Promoting Post-disaster Recovery Effectiveness in Social Equity and Economic Development
Enhance Resilience Capacity for Disadvantaged Communities and Tribes in the Midwest Region through Promoting Post-disaster Recovery Effectiveness in Social Equity and Economic Development
Principal Investigator: Zhenghong Tang, Ph.D, Professor, Program Director, Community and Regional Planning Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Funding Agency: North Carolina A&T University (Prime Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
Total Funding Amount: $93,750 (Assistance Award (Cooperative Agreement) # H-21748 CA;)
Time: 2023-2026
A central focus of the proposed research is understanding the conditions of post-disaster recovery, and the corresponding social and economic impacts for low capacity and high vulnerability flood-affected communities and tribes in the Midwest region. The overall goals of this project are to evaluate the recovery effectiveness and challenges in the most affected communities and tribes in the Midwest region and promote the integration of community resilience planning through engagement activities. This project will develop a baseline tracking database to document the recovery efforts on community and tribal resilience issues, including critical infrastructures, residential housing, essential community assets, economic conditions, social conditions, and community culture. A guidebook with an inventory of planning techniques and best planning practices will be developed to promote the integration of community resilience in local and tribal planning frameworks. The project team will collaborate with relevant stakeholders collaboratively working with affected communities (e.g., UNL’s Native American Coalition, Nebraska Extension, Rural Prosperity Nebraska) to conduct outreach and engagement activities with community and tribal residents and stakeholders.
A central focus of the proposed research is understanding the conditions of post-disaster recovery, and the corresponding social and economic impacts for low capacity and high vulnerability flood-affected communities and tribes in the Midwest region. The overall goals of this project are to evaluate the recovery effectiveness and challenges in the most affected communities and tribes in the Midwest region and promote the integration of community resilience planning through engagement activities. This project will develop a baseline tracking database to document the recovery efforts on community and tribal resilience issues, including critical infrastructures, residential housing, essential community assets, economic conditions, social conditions, and community culture. A guidebook with an inventory of planning techniques and best planning practices will be developed to promote the integration of community resilience in local and tribal planning frameworks. The project team will collaborate with relevant stakeholders collaboratively working with affected communities (e.g., UNL’s Native American Coalition, Nebraska Extension, Rural Prosperity Nebraska) to conduct outreach and engagement activities with community and tribal residents and stakeholders.
To fill the gap in research examining post-flood recovery in affected Midwestern communities and tribes, this study will address three specific research questions: (1) Have the flood-affected disadvantaged communities and tribes been able to recover, economically and socially, from the 2019 historic flood disaster, and to what extent (back to normal, adapting to new challenges, still recovering in certain areas)? (2) What are the major gaps and potential challenges for post-disaster economic development and social equity improvement in these at-risk communities and tribes?, and (3) From an adaptive planning perspective, how can at-risk communities and tribes leverage best planning practices to promote resilience and more equitable recovery in future disasters?
To fill the gap in research examining post-flood recovery in affected Midwestern communities and tribes, this study will address three specific research questions: (1) Have the flood-affected disadvantaged communities and tribes been able to recover, economically and socially, from the 2019 historic flood disaster, and to what extent (back to normal, adapting to new challenges, still recovering in certain areas)? (2) What are the major gaps and potential challenges for post-disaster economic development and social equity improvement in these at-risk communities and tribes?, and (3) From an adaptive planning perspective, how can at-risk communities and tribes leverage best planning practices to promote resilience and more equitable recovery in future disasters?
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