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Appendix C: Houston Case Study
Pages 79-82

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...         WORKSHOP AGENDA   Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria Houston, Texas July 5, 2017     8:30a.m. Welcome and Introductions   David Maidment, Committee Chair, University of Texas at Austin   Lauren Alexander Augustine, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine     8:45 Overview talks about the four aspects of urban flooding       Physical Aspects of Urban Flooding in Houston   Phil Bedient, Rice University   Social Aspects of Urban Flooding in Houston   Saundra Brown, Legal Aid   Informational Aspects of Urban Flooding in Houston   Sam Brody, Texas A&M University   79
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...     Guides:   Steve Fitzgerald, Chief Engineer, Harris County Flood Control District   Kathlie Bulloch, Managing Engineer, City of Houston       CASE STUDY PARTICIPANTS       The following individuals participated in the workshop, Houston site visits, and/or in subsequent telephone interviews:   David Alamia, Harris County Office of Emergency Management Sallie Alcorn, Mayor's Office, City of Houston Bill Bass, Houston Advanced Research Center Phil Bedient, Rice University Dean Bixler, Residents Against Flooding Saundra Brown, Lone Star Legal Aid   80
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... Robert Fiederlein, North Houston District Steve Fitzgerald, Harris County Flood Control District Bill Fulton, Rice University Lisa Gonzalez, Houston Advanced Research Center Josh Gunn, Texas A&M University Carol Haddock, City of Houston Allison Hay, Houston Habitat for Humanity Howard Hillard, City of Houston Public Works Anthony Holder, AECOM Deborah January-Bevers, Houston Wilderness Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, City of Houston Public Works Matt Johns, Catholic Charities Jamila Johnson, City of Houston Katie Landry-Guyton, NOAA Alisa Max, Harris County Engineering Department Cheryl Mergo, Houston-Galveston Area Council Bruce Nichols, Frostwood Flood Committee Lynae Novominsky, Jewish Family Service Christopher Perkins, City of Houston Ron Pinheiro, Transportation and Drainage Operations Benjamin Pope, AECOM Russell Poppe, Harris County Flood Control District Jayton Rainey, Texas A&M University Francisco Sanchez, Liaison, Harris County Office of Homeland Security Joshua Stuckey, Harris County Infrastructure Coordination Jeff Taebel, Houston-Galveston Area Council Lagnesh Varshney, City of Houston Public Works Todd Ward, Harris County Ed Wolff, Beth Wolff Realtors Stephanie Wright, United Way of Greater Houston   81
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