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1. Big Storms Propel Forward Thinking: Climate-change issues loom larger as hurricane-ravaged regions push recovery and resilience.

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Russell, Pam Radtke, Rubin, Debra K., Armistead, Tom, Ichniowski, Tom, Blair, Scott, Powers, Mary B., Grogan, Tim, Rubenstone, Jeff, and Poirier, Louise

Subjects
CIVIL engineering & the environment, HURRICANE Harvey, 2017, HURRICANE Irma, 2017, INFRASTRUCTURE & the environment, FLOOD control, GOVERNMENT policy
Abstract

The article discusses recovery measures of developed regions in the U.S. damaged by hurricanes Harvey and Irma, citing concerns over climate changes issues among policymakers and in the construction industry. It states longer-term implications of the damage caused by the hurricanes in Houston of Texas, Florida and the Caribbean, and mentions challenges facing making urban areas more resilient to flooding. It notes that municipalities need to have a coastal master plan that includes drainage. INSETS: Three Tower Cranes Fall to Irma, Reviving Regulations Debate;Utilities Respond to Irma With Precision, Lessons Learned From...;Inundated Houston Tollway Restored in Days, Rather Than Weeks.

Published
2017

2. ENR Editors on Front Lines During Hurricanes.

Author

Blair, Scott

Subjects
*HURRICANE Harvey, 2017, *HURRICANE Irma, 2017
Abstract

The article discusses two of the journal's editors' experiences of Hurricane Harvey and Irma in the U.S., citing Louise Poirier's experience of seeing Harvey striking her home in West Houston, Texas, and mentions narrative of Scott Judy, who experienced Irma in Florida.

Published
2017

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