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of sprawl. These issues include transportation
efficiency, air pollution, and health and wellbeing impacts to commuters. Houston area
governments and business stakeholders have
to address fragmented governance for subregions which share common industry such as
the Port of Houston and the Texas Medical
Center. Fragmented governance also needs to
be addressed not only for geographic subregions but for regional issues such as flood
management and food access. In the flood
management area, there needs to be more formalized collaboration between the City of
Houston, Harris County, and Montgomery
County. These are the three major jurisdictions within the San Jacinto Watershed, which
is the geographic determinant of flood hazard
in the region. As in the case of the Port of
Houston, one solution may be for the state to
create a regional body of commissioners and
conduct periodic reviews of the governing
body. In the case of food access, governance
in the region needs to adopt a more formalized
role to ensure accessibility. Public-private
partnerships to support locating supermarkets
in places, which market determinants alone
cannot support, are absolutely necessary to
improve food access. One major effect from
sprawl is that businesses which depend on
density thresholds, such as supermarkets, will
always need support to locate across the
sprawl city.
References
Abraham D, Race B, De Leon A (2019) Mid-Brays resiliency & revitalization housing & community development strategies. Rice University, Houston. http://hdl.
handle.net/1911/107432
Blackburn J (2011) Measuring city sustainability: project
Houston. Rice University, Houston
Daly H (1973) Towards a Steady-State Economy.
W.H. Freeman, New York
EPA (2001) Our built and natural environments: a technical review of the interactions between land use, transportation, and environmental quality. Environmental
Protection Agency, Washington, DC
Espey J, Dahmm H, Manderino L (2018) Leaving No
U.S. city behind: The 2018 U.S. cities SDGs index.
Sustainable Development Solutions Network,
New York
Florida R (2002) The rise of the creative class. Basic
Books, New York, NY
GHP (2019) The economy at a glance
HGAC (2011) Our great region 2040, Houston
King L (2012) Houston sustainable development indicators: a comprehensive development review for citizens, analysts and decision makers. Shell Center for
Sustainability, Rice University, Houston. https://hdl.
handle.net/1911/71239
King L (2013) The sustainable development of Houston
districts: the health of the city report. Rice University,
Houston. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/75737
King L (2014) Houston community sustainability: the
quality of life Atlas. Rice University, Houston. https://
hdl.handle.net/1911/107590
King L (2015) The 5th Houston sustainability indicators report: opportunity among the Houston districts. Rice University, Houston. https://hdl.handle.
net/1911/107588
King L (2016) The 6th Houston sustainability indicators
report: sustainable communities and public education. Rice University, Houston. https://hdl.handle.
net/1911/107589
King, Lester. 2017. "Comprehensive sustainability indicators: The Houston sustainability indicators program."
In Community quality of life indicators: best cases VII,
by Meg Holden, Chantal Stevens and Rhonda Phillips,
167–183. Cham: Springer
Kotkin J (2007) Opportunity urbanism: an emerging paradigm for the 21st century. Greater Houston
Partnership, Houston
Pendall R, Puentes R, Martin J (2006) From tradition to
reformed: a review of the land use regulations in the
50 largest metropolitan areas. Brookings Institute,
Washington, DC
Sanborn B (2012) The region’s high schools. 2012
Community Indicators Symposium. Center for
Houston’s Future, Greater Houston Partnership, Houston
Schmandt J (2010) George P Mitchell and the idea of
Sustainability. Texas A&M University Press, College
Station
SCS (2017) Shell center for sustainability. Rice University.
https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/71237.
Accessed 17 Sept 2019
SGN (2002) Getting to smart growth: 100 policies for
implementation. Smart Growth Network, Washington,
DC
Sustainability Solutions Lab (2018) Houston sustainability indicators. https://www.HoustonCommunity
Sustainability.org/. Accessed 6 Nov 2019
TRB (1995) Expanding metropolitan highways: implications for air quality and energy use. Transportation
Research Board, Washington, DC
4 The Idea of Sustainability to Evaluate Growth and Development in the Houston Region
of sprawl. These issues include transportation
efficiency, air pollution, and health and wellbeing impacts to commuters. Houston area
governments and business stakeholders have
to address fragmented governance for subregions which share common industry such as
the Port of Houston and the Texas Medical
Center. Fragmented governance also needs to
be addressed not only for geographic subregions but for regional issues such as flood
management and food access. In the flood
management area, there needs to be more formalized collaboration between the City of
Houston, Harris County, and Montgomery
County. These are the three major jurisdictions within the San Jacinto Watershed, which
is the geographic determinant of flood hazard
in the region. As in the case of the Port of
Houston, one solution may be for the state to
create a regional body of commissioners and
conduct periodic reviews of the governing
body. In the case of food access, governance
in the region needs to adopt a more formalized
role to ensure accessibility. Public-private
partnerships to support locating supermarkets
in places, which market determinants alone
cannot support, are absolutely necessary to
improve food access. One major effect from
sprawl is that businesses which depend on
density thresholds, such as supermarkets, will
always need support to locate across the
sprawl city.
References
Abraham D, Race B, De Leon A (2019) Mid-Brays resiliency & revitalization housing & community development strategies. Rice University, Houston. http://hdl.
handle.net/1911/107432
Blackburn J (2011) Measuring city sustainability: project
Houston. Rice University, Houston
Daly H (1973) Towards a Steady-State Economy.
W.H. Freeman, New York
EPA (2001) Our built and natural environments: a technical review of the interactions between land use, transportation, and environmental quality. Environmental
Protection Agency, Washington, DC
Espey J, Dahmm H, Manderino L (2018) Leaving No
U.S. city behind: The 2018 U.S. cities SDGs index.
Sustainable Development Solutions Network,
New York
Florida R (2002) The rise of the creative class. Basic
Books, New York, NY
GHP (2019) The economy at a glance
HGAC (2011) Our great region 2040, Houston
King L (2012) Houston sustainable development indicators: a comprehensive development review for citizens, analysts and decision makers. Shell Center for
Sustainability, Rice University, Houston. https://hdl.
handle.net/1911/71239
King L (2013) The sustainable development of Houston
districts: the health of the city report. Rice University,
Houston. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/75737
King L (2014) Houston community sustainability: the
quality of life Atlas. Rice University, Houston. https://
hdl.handle.net/1911/107590
King L (2015) The 5th Houston sustainability indicators report: opportunity among the Houston districts. Rice University, Houston. https://hdl.handle.
net/1911/107588
King L (2016) The 6th Houston sustainability indicators
report: sustainable communities and public education. Rice University, Houston. https://hdl.handle.
net/1911/107589
King, Lester. 2017. "Comprehensive sustainability indicators: The Houston sustainability indicators program."
In Community quality of life indicators: best cases VII,
by Meg Holden, Chantal Stevens and Rhonda Phillips,
167–183. Cham: Springer
Kotkin J (2007) Opportunity urbanism: an emerging paradigm for the 21st century. Greater Houston
Partnership, Houston
Pendall R, Puentes R, Martin J (2006) From tradition to
reformed: a review of the land use regulations in the
50 largest metropolitan areas. Brookings Institute,
Washington, DC
Sanborn B (2012) The region’s high schools. 2012
Community Indicators Symposium. Center for
Houston’s Future, Greater Houston Partnership, Houston
Schmandt J (2010) George P Mitchell and the idea of
Sustainability. Texas A&M University Press, College
Station
SCS (2017) Shell center for sustainability. Rice University.
https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/71237.
Accessed 17 Sept 2019
SGN (2002) Getting to smart growth: 100 policies for
implementation. Smart Growth Network, Washington,
DC
Sustainability Solutions Lab (2018) Houston sustainability indicators. https://www.HoustonCommunity
Sustainability.org/. Accessed 6 Nov 2019
TRB (1995) Expanding metropolitan highways: implications for air quality and energy use. Transportation
Research Board, Washington, DC
4 The Idea of Sustainability to Evaluate Growth and Development in the Houston Region