Reducing flood damage in Houston
November 12, 2015 | Jim Blackburn, Regina M. Buono

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Jim Blackburn
Baker Institute Rice Faculty Scholar | Professor in the Practice of Environmental LawRegina M. Buono
Nonresident ScholarBy Jim Blackburn, Regina M. Buono, and Larry Dunbar
What structural and nonstructural solutions could better protect the Houston-Galveston area from the devastating impact of hurricanes and severe storms? In 2015, Baker Institute fellows Jim Blackburn and Regina Buono and Rice University's Larry Dunbar studied the issue from legal, policy and governmental perspectives. Their findings and recommendations are explained in the report below.