Hurricane Katrina and Houston: Implications for our Future

Wednesday, September 21, 2005, 5:00 p.m., Keck Lecture Hall (Room100), Rice University

Overall Focus of Panel: The immediate effects of Hurricane Katrina have received much attention over the past three weeks. This panel will take a forward look at both Katrina's implications for Houston and the nation and at our preparedness.

Panelists and Topics:
Mayor Bill White, City of Houston: "Houston's Response to Katrina, Preparedness for a Hurricane Striking Houston"
Phil Bedient, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Rice University: "Prospects for Flooding in Houston, Preventative Measures"
Stephen L. Klineberg, Sociology Department, Rice University: "The Human Impact of Katrina Going Forward; the Demographics of Katrina's Evacuees"
Bob Stein, Dean, School of Social Sciences, Rice University: "The Political Implications of Katrina, How a Future Disaster Might Affect Houston"

Panel Introductions:
Susan Bischoff, Associate Editor, The Houston Chronicle

Panel Moderator:
James Pomerantz, Director of Scientia, Rice University

Sponsors:
Rice University's Scientia
School of Continuing Studies
School of Social Sciences
The Houston Chronicle

Video available here.