Search Results - "Highfield, Wesley"

The contribution of mangrove expansion to salt marsh loss on the Texas Gulf Coast by Armitage, Anna R, Highfield, Wesley E, Brody, Samuel D, Louchouarn, Patrick

“…Landscape-level shifts in plant species distribution and abundance can fundamentally change the ecology of an ecosystem. Such shifts are occurring within…”
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Open space protection and flood mitigation: A national study by Brody, Samuel D., Highfield, Wesley E.

“…► Communities are increasingly using protected open space as a land-use tool to reduce adverse impacts from floods. ► Protecting areas within the floodplain…”
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Mitigation Planning: Why Hazard Exposure, Structural Vulnerability, and Social Vulnerability Matter by Highfield, Wesley E., Peacock, Walter Gillis, Van Zandt, Shannon

“…Increasing interest in fostering resilient communities requires a more comprehensive approach to hazard mitigation planning that overcomes the limitations of…”
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Quantification of continuous flood hazard using random forest classification and flood insurance claims at large spatial scales: a pilot study in southeast Texas by Mobley, William, Sebastian, Antonia, Blessing, Russell, Highfield, Wesley E, Stearns, Laura, Brody, Samuel D

“…Pre-disaster planning and mitigation necessitate detailed spatial information about flood hazards and their associated risks. In the US, the Federal Emergency…”
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Examining the 100-Year Floodplain as a Metric of Risk, Loss, and Household Adjustment by Highfield, Wesley E, Norman, Sarah A, Brody, Samuel D

“…An understudied, but central aspect in understanding flood impacts is the way we conceptualize, identify, and delineate risk. The 100‐year floodplain is the…”
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Mapping social vulnerability to enhance housing and neighborhood resilience by Van Zandt, Shannon, Peacock, Walter Gillis, Henry, Dustin W., Grover, Himanshu, Highfield, Wesley E., Brody, Samuel D.

“…Social factors influence the ability of coastal communities and their populations to anticipate, respond, resist, and recover from disasters. Galveston, TX,…”
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Inequities in Long-Term Housing Recovery After Disasters by Peacock, Walter Gillis, Van Zandt, Shannon, Zhang, Yang, Highfield, Wesley E.

“…Problem, research strategy, and findings: Disaster impacts result from interactions between hazard exposure, physical vulnerability, and social vulnerability…”
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Household adjustment to flood risk: a survey of coastal residents in Texas and Florida, United States by Brody, Samuel D., Lee, Yoonjeong, Highfield, Wesley E.

“…Individual households have increasingly borne responsibility for reducing the adverse impacts of flooding on their property. Little observational research has…”
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An Analysis of the Effects of Land Use and Land Cover on Flood Losses along the Gulf of Mexico Coast from 1999 to 2009 by Brody, Samuel D., Highfield, Wesley E., Blessing, Russell

“…Major coastal flooding events over the last decade have led decision makers in the United States to favor structural engineering solutions as a means to…”
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Assessment of the growing threat of urban flooding: a case study of a national survey by Rainey, Jayton L., Brody, Samuel D., Galloway, Gerald E., Highfield, Wesley E.

“…Urban flooding has become a national challenge in recent years due to a variety of socio-economic and environmental changes alongside rapid land use change in…”
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Hurricane Recovery and Ecological Resilience: Measuring the Impacts of Wetland Alteration Post Hurricane Ike on the Upper TX Coast by Reja, Md Y., Brody, Samuel D., Highfield, Wesley E., Newman, Galen D.

“…Recovery after hurricane events encourages new development activities and allows reconstruction through the conversion of naturally occurring wetlands to other…”
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Knowledge-Informed Data-Driven Modeling of Coupled Human-Built–Natural Systems: The Case of Hurricane-Induced Debris by González-Dueñas, Catalina, Meads, Mitchell M., Padgett, Jamie E., Highfield, Wesley E.

“…AbstractDebris is one of the most challenging cascading effects posed by hurricane events, causing large financial and logistical burdens to coastal…”
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Understanding the motivations of coastal residents to voluntarily purchase federal flood insurance by Brody, Samuel D., Highfield, Wesley E., Wilson, Morgan, Lindell, Michael K., Blessing, Russell

“…Federally-backed flood insurance is the primary mechanism by which residents in the United States (US) prepare for and recover from floods. While there is a…”
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Valuing floodplain protection and avoidance in a coastal watershed by Blessing, Russell, Brody, Samuel D., Highfield, Wesley E.

“…Flood‐related losses in the United States are increasing despite large‐scale mitigation efforts. To offset the rising cost of floods, the US Congress passed…”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Local Mitigation Activities in Reducing Flood Losses by Highfield, Wesley E, Brody, Samuel D

“…AbstractIn an effort to counteract mounting flood losses, FEMA introduced the Community Rating System (CRS) in 1990 as a way to encourage local jurisdictions…”
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Strategic property buyouts to enhance flood resilience: a multi-criteria spatial approach for incorporating ecological values into the selection process by Atoba, Kayode O., Brody, Samuel D., Highfield, Wesley E., Shepard, Christine C., Verdone, Lily N.

“…The impact of recent flood events, such as hurricane Harvey in 2017 which affected the upper Texas coastal region, has sparked new proposals for buying out…”
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Measuring the impact of mitigation activities on flood loss reduction at the parcel level: the case of the clear creek watershed on the upper Texas coast by Highfield, Wesley E., Brody, Samuel D., Blessing, Russell

“…As property damage from flooding continues to increase, particularly in coastal areas, the adoption of strategies to mitigate these losses has never been more…”
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Policy Learning for Flood Mitigation: A Longitudinal Assessment of the Community Rating System in Florida by Brody, Samuel D, Zahran, Sammy, Highfield, Wesley E, Bernhardt, Sarah P, Vedlitz, Arnold

“…Floods continue to inflict the most damage upon human communities among all natural hazards in the United States. Because localized flooding tends to be…”
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Deriving First Floor Elevations within Residential Communities Located in Galveston Using UAS Based Data by Diaz, Nicholas D., Highfield, Wesley E., Brody, Samuel D., Fortenberry, Brent R.

“…Flood damages occur when just one inch of water enters a residential household and models of flood damage estimation are sensitive to first-floor elevation…”
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Section 404 Permitting in Coastal Texas: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Relationship Between Peak Streamflow and Wetland Alteration by Highfield, Wesley E.

“…As early as the passage of the 1972 Federal Water Pollution Control Act the U.S. government has sought to protect the nation’s water resources through…”
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