Orso University

Thinking like a geographer using spatial analysis and the 5 A’s.

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With the data collected, we conclude that With the data collected, we conclude that the most vulnerable location to flooding the most vulnerable location to flooding would be an area in the Coastal floodplain would be an area in the Coastal floodplain vicinity. Out of the 5 locations, the Bayside vicinity. Out of the 5 locations, the Bayside area of La Porte, Texas, would be most at area of La Porte, Texas, would be most at risk of high tides, hurricane flooding and risk of high tides, hurricane flooding and ground subsidence.ground subsidence.

Flood Plain DataFlood Plain Data

Ranking of floodplainsRanking of floodplains

LocationLocation FloodplainFloodplain WatershedWatershed RankingRanking

BaysideBayside CoastalCoastal Clear CreekClear Creek Area of Area of highest riskhighest risk

HuffmanHuffman Major Major RiverRiver Cedar BayouCedar Bayou

Possible risk Possible risk of major of major floodingflooding

Downtown Downtown Houston EastHouston East ShallowShallow Huming Huming

BayouBayou MedianMedian

Central Central Downtown Downtown HoustonHouston

ShallowShallow Buffalo BayouBuffalo Bayou Possible but Possible but not likelynot likely

West TomballWest Tomball FEMA zone XFEMA zone X Willow CreekWillow Creek Area of Area of lowest risklowest risk

Explanation of RankingsExplanation of Rankings

LocationLocation Ranking Ranking ExplanationExplanation

BaysideBaysideIt is in a Coastal Floodplain It is in a Coastal Floodplain

and possibilities of hurricane and possibilities of hurricane flooding and ground flooding and ground

subsidence.subsidence.

HuffmanHuffmanThe river near this location The river near this location acts as a potential threat of acts as a potential threat of

flooding to the area.flooding to the area.

Downtown Downtown Houston EastHouston East

A shallow floodplain can A shallow floodplain can cause flooding but not of a cause flooding but not of a

severe kind.severe kind.

Central Downtown Central Downtown HoustonHouston

This shallow floodplain This shallow floodplain causes a potential risk but causes a potential risk but

unlikely.unlikely.

W. TomballW. Tomball FEMA zone X, are of lowest FEMA zone X, are of lowest risk of flooding.risk of flooding.

Hurricane DataHurricane Data

LocationLocationCategory that Category that would require would require

evacuationevacuation

Surge height Surge height that would that would

flood the areaflood the area

Hurricane Hurricane threat levelthreat level

Central Central Downtown Downtown HoustonHouston

22 NoneNone BB

BaysideBayside 3317.9 FT. Storm 17.9 FT. Storm

SurgeSurge CC

Downtown Downtown Houston EastHouston East NoneNone NoneNone AA

W. TomballW. Tomball NoneNone NoneNone AA

HuffmanHuffman NoneNone NoneNone AA

Fault DataFault DataLocationLocation Nearby Nearby

FaultsFaultsProjected Projected

Repair CostsRepair Costs RankingRanking

W. TomballW. Tomball NoneNone $0/year$0/year BestBest

HuffmanHuffmanOne One

unidentified unidentified faultfault

$100/year$100/year Possible but Possible but low risklow risk

Central Central Downtown Downtown HoustonHouston

Pecore, Pecore, Clinton and Clinton and

Eureka Faults.Eureka Faults.$500/year$500/year MedianMedian

BaysideBayside

Battleground, Battleground, Pelly and Ship Pelly and Ship

Channel Channel Faults.Faults.

$1000/year$1000/year Very possibleVery possible

Downtown Downtown Houston EastHouston East

Clinton, Clinton, Pecore, Ship Pecore, Ship

Channel, Channel, Magnolia and Magnolia and

Memorial Memorial Faults.Faults.

$5,000/year$5,000/year WorstWorst

• 1. What types of problems do you anticipate from 1. What types of problems do you anticipate from the fault data?the fault data?

• - Expected problems from the fault data would - Expected problems from the fault data would include possible earthquakes and seismic waves include possible earthquakes and seismic waves from nearby bodies of water.from nearby bodies of water.

• 2. Explain your ranking for each individual 2. Explain your ranking for each individual location?location?

• -I based my rankings on the amount of faults -I based my rankings on the amount of faults found nearby the location, by how close the found nearby the location, by how close the location was to the faults and the density of the location was to the faults and the density of the faults in a certain area.faults in a certain area.

Fault Data QuestionsFault Data Questions

Crime DataCrime Data

• 1. How will the crime rate affect the 1. How will the crime rate affect the recruitment of future students?recruitment of future students?

• -The amount of crime in a selected vicinity will -The amount of crime in a selected vicinity will affect the recruitment of students by how high affect the recruitment of students by how high it is. An area with a high crime rate will attract it is. An area with a high crime rate will attract less students and therefore it is better to less students and therefore it is better to choose a location with a low crime rate.choose a location with a low crime rate.

Land PriceLand Price

LocationLocation Price per acrePrice per acre

West TomballWest Tomball $40,000$40,000

HuffmanHuffman $12,000$12,000

BaysideBayside $27,000$27,000

Central Central Downtown Downtown HoustonHouston

$6,850,000$6,850,000

Downtown Downtown Houston EastHouston East $50,000$50,000

Land PricesLand Prices

• 2. How will land prices affect the recruitment of 2. How will land prices affect the recruitment of future students?future students?

• -Students going to a new school will take in -Students going to a new school will take in consideration the cost of land. For students consideration the cost of land. For students living off campus, land or apartments are more living off campus, land or apartments are more expensive and for students on campus, the expensive and for students on campus, the dorm price will rise as well. Land price would dorm price will rise as well. Land price would be a factor to include in the decision of your be a factor to include in the decision of your location for the recruitment of students.location for the recruitment of students.

• 3. How will the Board of Directors and investors 3. How will the Board of Directors and investors respond to both sets of data?respond to both sets of data?

• - The Board of Directors and investors to the - The Board of Directors and investors to the university will take in consideration of an area university will take in consideration of an area that is not to high in crime rate and at the that is not to high in crime rate and at the same time not of a high price in land.same time not of a high price in land.

OverviewOverview

Other Other source of source of

informationinformation

How would How would the source the source

be be beneficialbeneficial

Location Location that would that would benefit the benefit the

mostmost

Location Location that would that would benefit the benefit the

leastleast

Places of interestPlaces of interest

Students will be Students will be more attracted to more attracted to

an area with an area with more points of more points of

interest. interest.

Central Central Downtown Downtown HoustonHouston

NE HoustonNE Houston

PopulationPopulation

More students More students and teachers will and teachers will

come from a come from a highly population highly population dense area than dense area than one with a low one with a low

one.one.

Central Central Downtown Downtown HoustonHouston

West TomballWest Tomball

TrafficTraffic

High traffic will High traffic will cause frustration cause frustration and will pose as and will pose as an obstacle to an obstacle to

people people commuting to the commuting to the

school.school.

West TomballWest TomballCentral Central

Downtown Downtown HoustonHouston

ConclusionConclusionData setData set InfluenceInfluence

Flood plainFlood plain 11

Hurricane/ Storm surgeHurricane/ Storm surge 22

Water shedsWater sheds 33

PopulationPopulation 44

TrafficTraffic 55

Points of interestPoints of interest 66

Land pricesLand prices 77

Crime dataCrime data 88

Fault dataFault data 99

FloodplainFloodplainFlooding can cause severe damage Flooding can cause severe damage to the university and much cost to to the university and much cost to

the repairs included with it.the repairs included with it.

Hurricane/ Storm surgeHurricane/ Storm surgeAs seen this weekend we can see As seen this weekend we can see the damage that a hurricane can the damage that a hurricane can

cause to an area.cause to an area.

WatershedWatershedWatershed proves to be important Watershed proves to be important because it has a direct connection because it has a direct connection

to the flooding of an area.to the flooding of an area.

PopulationPopulationThe population will affect the The population will affect the

amount of student coming and the amount of student coming and the jobs to come in.jobs to come in.

TrafficTrafficThe amount of traffic will cause The amount of traffic will cause

congestion and frustration which congestion and frustration which might affect the recruitment of might affect the recruitment of

students.students.

Points of interestPoints of interest Attractions will make the area more Attractions will make the area more interesting an appealing.interesting an appealing.

Land pricesLand pricesLand prices can be paid for later Land prices can be paid for later and high prices are needed for a and high prices are needed for a

better location.better location.

Crime dataCrime data Crime is important but can be dealt Crime is important but can be dealt with.with.

Fault dataFault dataI do not find faults as a high risk I do not find faults as a high risk

because in the Houston area there because in the Houston area there are little or no earthquakes. are little or no earthquakes.