Galveston Futures: Developing a disaster resilient community

Authors

  • Tanveerul Islam NOAA Environmental Cooperative Science Center, Environmental Sciences Institute, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida. Author
  • William Merrell George P. Mitchell Chair in Marine Science, Texas A & M University-Galveston, 5007 Avenue U, Galveston, Texas 77551. Author
  • William Seitz Texas A & M University-Galveston, 5007 Avenue U, Galveston, Texas 77551. Author

Keywords:

Natural hazards, disaster, risk, community resilience, sustainability, Galveston, Texas coast.

Abstract

Galveston Futures is a cooperative venture, involving residents, architectural experts, urban planners and elected
leaders, that strives to envision a resilient, sustainable and unified community on Galveston Island by encouraging
civic participation in municipal planning. For Galveston's survival, it is essential to tie livability and resilience,
especially to coastal disasters, into the concept of sustainability. This paper describes different projects that have
been taken to accomplish the mission of the Galveston Futures.

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Published

2020-01-28

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2020): 2020

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Galveston Futures: Developing a disaster resilient community. (2020). African Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, 7(1), 1-7. https://ijpp.org/journal/index.php/AJGRP/article/view/296