Sustainable responses of an urban park for disaster resilience
A case study of hurricane harvey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19499508 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yalcin Yildirim (The University of Texas at Arlington), Yalçın Yıldırım (0000-0002-3556-088X, The University of Texas at Arlington, corresponding author), Golnaz Keshavarzihaghighi (The University of Texas at Arlington), Amanda Renee Aman (The University of Texas at Arlington) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 720-732 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-4509 • E-ISSN: 1745-2627 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13504509.2020.1870249 |
| OpenAlex | W3120861160 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 37 |
Registering as one of the most costly storms in the U.S., Hurricane Harvey resulted in massive damages along the Texas coast with catastrophic winds and storm surges from record rainfall totals and flood-related deterioration in August of 2017. While several studies have contributed to shed light on factors of housing, environmental justice, and engineering processes with regard to Hurricane Harvey impacts, contributions of a holistic sustainable approach including environmental, economic, and social systems have been under-explored. Our research aims to examine these three pillars with regard to flood mitigation strategies in the case of Hurricane Harvey by examining Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston. The research findings show that the park enhances biodiversity remarkably, sequesters 9.19 tons of atmospheric carbon, and intercepts 84,000 gallons of stormwater runoff annually. It contributes to economic benefits as well as improves access to the park within a 10-minute walk to almost 40,000 residents and promotes cultural value and public health outputs as demonstrated by over 90% of survey respondents regarding the quality of life and sense of well-being
Damages · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Flood myth · Geography · Meteorology · Political science · Storm · Storm surge · Stormwater · Surface runoff · Disaster Management and Resilience · Environmental Science · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
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| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |