Houston Sustainability Indicators

Active Project? No
Year Project Began: 2010
Year of Last Input: 2019
Last Updated: Nov 20 2019
Project Location:
Houston
State / Province:
Texas
Country:
United States
Lead Organization:
Sustainability Solutions Lab, Rice University
Type of Organization:
Educational Organization

Geographic Scope

Municipality

Issue Areas

Children & Youth, Civic Engagement, Climate Change, Demography, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Equity, Governance, Health & Wellbeing, Housing, Infrastructure, Land Use, Other, Poverty, Social, Sustainability, Transportation, Population

Description

The Houston Sustainability Indicators (HSI) project is a long-range effort to assist with the measurement and characterization of community sustainability and urban sustainability in Houston. Metrics for the chosen indicators were defined and are measured based on literature review; expert and advisory consultation; and data availability.

Has Perfomance Measures?

Yes
Metrics are defined to measure each indicator. Index values are not used.

Project URL

http://www.houstoncommunitysustainability.org/

Other Partners

City County

Project Contact:

David Abraham
Sustainability Solutions Lab, Rice University - Educational Organization
DAbraham@Rice.edu
Houston, TX. 77005 TX USA